Crossed haptics for intraocular lenses

An intraocular lens, comprising:

• a lens optic having a thickness of about 15 microns to about 95 microns, and having an optic diameter of about 6 millimeters or less;
• four haptics independently attached to the lens optic, said haptics comprising a footplate distally located from the point of attachment to the lens optic;
• and wherein the four haptics are attached to the lens optic in pairs of two, each pair having a line of symmetry separated from the other by approximately 180 degrees, and wherein each pair of haptics is attached to the lens through a transition area shared by each haptic in the pair, wherein the transitional area has substantially the same thickness of the optic edge, and decreases in width and increases in thickness at a distance from the optic edge.

An intraocular lens, comprising:

• a lens optic having a thickness of about 15 microns to about 95 microns, and having an optic diameter of about 6 millimeters or less;
• four haptics independently attached to the lens optic, said haptics comprising a footplate distally located from the point of attachment to the lens optic;
• and wherein the four haptics are attached to the lens optic in pairs of two, each pair having a line of symmetry separated from the other by approximately 180 degrees, and wherein each pair of haptics is attached to the lens through a transition area shared by each haptic in the pair, wherein the transitional area has substantially the same thickness of the optic edge, and decreases in width and increases in thickness at a distance from the optic edge, wherein the transitional area, at a point distal to the optic edge, increases in thickness to three times the thickness of the optic edge.

An intraocular lens, comprising:

• a lens optic having a thickness of about 15 microns to about 95 microns, and having an optic diameter of about 6 millimeters or less;
• four haptics independently attached to the lens optic, said haptics comprising a footplate distally located from the point of attachment to the lens optic;
• and wherein the four haptics are attached to the lens optic in pairs of two, each pair having a line of symmetry separated from the other by approximately 180 degrees, and wherein each pair of haptics is attached to the lens through a transition area shared by each haptic in the pair, wherein the transitional area has substantially the same thickness of the optic edge, and decreases in width and increases in thickness at a distance from the optic edge, wherein the transitional areas has a thickness of about 50 microns at the edge of the lens optic, and has a thickness of about 150 microns at its thickest point at a distance from the lens optic.

An intraocular lens, comprising:

• a lens optic having a thickness of about 15 microns to about 95 microns, and having an optic diameter of about 6 millimeters or less;
• four haptics independently attached to the lens optic, said haptics comprising a footplate distally located from the point of attachment to the lens optic;
• and wherein the four haptics are attached to the lens optic in pairs of two, each pair having a line of symmetry separated from the other by approximately 180 degrees, and wherein each pair of haptics is attached to the lens through a transition area shared by each haptic in the pair, wherein the transitional area has substantially the same thickness of the optic edge, and decreases in width and increases in thickness at a distance from the optic edge, wherein the transitional area has a width of about 500 microns or less at the point distal to the lens optic where the transitional area has reached its thickest point.

An intraocular lens, comprising:

• a lens optic having a thickness of about 15 microns to about 95 microns, and having an optic diameter of about 6 millimeters or less;
• four haptics independently attached to the lens optic, said haptics comprising a footplate distally located from the point of attachment to the lens optic;
• and wherein the four haptics are attached to the lens optic in pairs of two, each pair having a line of symmetry separated from the other by approximately 180 degrees, and wherein each pair of haptics is attached to the lens through a transition area shared by each haptic in the pair, wherein each pair of haptics extends from the optic parallel one haptic to the other for a distance before extending symmetrically around the circumference of the optic in opposite directions to a point about 15-30 degrees from a center line in the optic that is perpendicular to the point where the haptics are attached to the optic.

An intraocular lens, comprising:

• a lens optic having a thickness of about 15 microns to about 95 microns, and having an optic diameter of about 6 millimeters or less;
• four haptics independently attached to the lens optic, said haptics comprising a footplate distally located from the point of attachment to the lens optic;
• and wherein the four haptics are attached to the lens optic in pairs of two, each pair having a line of symmetry separated from the other by approximately 180 degrees, and wherein each pair of haptics is attached to the lens through a transition area shared by each haptic in the pair, wherein each pair of haptics extends from the optic parallel one haptic to the other for a distance before extending symmetrically around the circumference of the optic in opposite directions to a point about 15-30 degrees from a center line in the optic that is perpendicular to the point where the haptics are attached to the optic, wherein the length of the first and second haptic in a pair extend from the center of the optic to the point where the first haptic turns opposite the second haptic is about 5.5 millimeters to form a radial arm.