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US 2026/0283784 A1Published application
Intraocular phakic implant and methods of correcting for presbyopia with an intraocular phakic implant
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorTerah Whiting SMILEY
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Abstract
Disclosed are intraocular phakic implants and methods of correcting for presbyopia with an intraocular phakic implant. In one aspect, an intraocular phakic implant comprises an opaque portion comprising a pinhole opening defined along the opaque portion and a plurality of haptics coupled to or extending from the opaque portion. Also disclosed is a method of increasing a depth of focus of an eye with an intraocular phakic implant.
Claims22
An intraocular phakic implant, comprising:
- an opaque portion comprising a pinhole opening defined along the opaque portion;
- and
- a plurality of haptics coupled to or extending from the opaque portion.
A method of correcting for presbyopia, comprising:
- forming an incision in a cornea of an eye;
- and
- introducing an intraocular phakic implant into a posterior chamber of the eye until the intraocular phakic implant is implanted or positioned between the crystalline lens of the eye and the iris of the eye.
20-33. (canceled)
A method of increasing a depth of focus of an eye, comprising:
- forming an incision in a cornea of the eye;
- and
- introducing an intraocular phakic implant into a posterior chamber of the eye, wherein the intraocular phakic implant comprises:
- an opaque portion comprising a pinhole opening defined along the opaque portion, and
- a plurality of haptics coupled to or extending from the opaque portion.
2 more elements
35-50. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.