Intraocular lens

An intraocular lens comprising:

• a lens body,
• a plurality of pliant lens-centering filaments extending outwardly from edge portions of said lens body, and
• at least one small pointed prong projecting from the front surface of said lens body, said at least one prong limiting the potential contact between said lens and the cornea of an eye to the tip area of said at least one prong.

An intraocular lens intended for implantation within the human eye, comprising:

• a body of transparent material, said body having a central optical region configured to provide requisite dioptic power,
• at least two spaced sets of pliant hairs projecting generally radially outwardly from spaced rim sections of said body, said hairs all being substantially coplanar, said hairs being bendable in said plane to engage a peripheral region within said eye, the resiliency of said pliant hairs centering said optical region with respect to said eye peripheral region, and
• an annular lip projecting rearwardly from the central optical region of said body, said lip seating against the posterior capsule when said lens is implanted in the capsule of an eye after extracapsular cataract extraction, said lip spacing said lens from said posterior capsule.

A posterior chamber intraocular lens intended for implantation in the capsule of an eye after extracapsular cataract extraction, comprising:

• a lens body,
• centering means attached to said lens body for situating said lens in a central position within said capsule, and
• a generally annular lip projecting rearwardly from the rear face of said lens body, said lip being adapted to contact the posterior capsule and to space said rear face away therefrom, there being an opening in said lip through which a discission instrument may be inserted without dislodging said lens.