Intraocular Lens Fixation Device

An intraocular lens (IOL) fixation device, comprising:

• a semi-rigid frame formed of polymer memory material, the frame having a receptacle for an IOL;
• fixation arms connected to and arrayed around the frame;
• and
• a collapsible T-shaped fixation element disposed on a distal end of each fixation arm of the fixation arms, each fixation element having a neutral-stress T-shape.

A method of delivering an intraocular lens (IOL) fixation device into an eye, the method comprising:

• providing a lumen within a cannula, catheter, or needle into which is collapsed an IOL fixation device, the IOL fixation device comprising a semi-rigid frame formed of polymer memory material, the frame having a receptacle for an IOL, fixation arms connected to and arrayed around the frame, and a collapsible T-shaped fixation element disposed on a distal end of each fixation arm of the fixation arms, each fixation element having a neutral-stress T-shape;
• inserting the cannula, catheter, or needle through a sclera wall of an eye;
• deploying the IOL fixation device from the lumen to inside the eye such that the device expands to a neutral-stress shape;
• and
• pulling, with a grasper, the T-shaped fixation elements through the sclera.