Moveable intraocular lens
AssigneeAllergan Sales, Inc.
InventorsStephen W. Laguette, Alan J. Lang, Robert E. Glick
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Abstract
Intraocular lenses include an optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye and a movement assembly coupled to the optic. In one embodiment, the optic has a far vision correction power and the movement assembly is adapted to cooperate with the eye to effect accommodating movement of the optic, preferably upon radial compression by a capsular bag of the eye. The optic preferably vaults anteriorly relative to the movement assembly. The movement assembly preferably circumscribes the optic and includes a member having a proximal end portion coupled to the optic and a distal end portion extending away from the optic and adapted to contact a capsular bag of the eye.
Claims28
An intraocular lens comprising:
- an optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye;
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- a movement assembly coupled to the optic and adapted to cooperate with the eye to effect accommodating movement of the optic upon radial compression by a capsular bag of the eye, the movement assembly circumscribes the optic and comprises a member including a proximal end region coupled to the optic and a distal end region extending away from the optic and adapted to contact the capsular bag of the eye, the movement assembly is positioned relative to the optic so that, with the intraocular lens at rest, the optic vaults anteriorly of the distal end region of the movement assembly.
An intraocular lens comprising:
- an optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye, the optic having a far vision correction power for infinity in the unaccommodated state;
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- a movement assembly coupled to the optic and adapted to cooperate with the eye to effect accommodating movement of the optic upon radial compression by a capsular bag of the eye, the movement assembly circumscribes the optic and comprises a member including a proximal end region coupled to the optic and a distal end region extending away from the optic and adapted to contact the capsular bag of the eye.
An intraocular lens comprising:
- an optic adapted to focus lights toward a retina of an eye, the optic having a far vision correction power for infinity in the unaccommodated state;
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- a movement assembly coupled to the optic and adapted to cooperate with the eye to effect accommodating movement of the optic, the movement assembly circumscribes the optic and comprises a member including a proximal end region coupled to the optic and a distal end region extending away from the optic and adapted to contact a capsular bag of the eye, the distal end region of the movement assembly includes a peripheral edge configured to inhibit cell growth from the eye in front of or in back of the intraocular lens, the intraocular lens being structured and adapted to be initially placed in a capsular bag of an eye in an unaccommodated state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.