Method of implanting an intraocular lens system
AssigneeVisiogen, Inc.
InventorsGholam-Reza Zadno-Azizi, Tuan Anh Nguyen
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Abstract
There is disclosed an accommodating intraocular lens for implantation in an eye having an optical axis. The lens comprises an anterior portion which in turn comprises an anterior viewing element and an anterior biasing element. The lens further comprises a posterior portion which in turn comprises a posterior viewing element in spaced relationship to the anterior viewing element and a posterior biasing element. The anterior portion and posterior portion meet at first and second apices of the intraocular lens. The anterior portion and the posterior portion and/or the apices are responsive to force thereon to cause the separation between the viewing elements to change. Additional embodiments and methods are also disclosed.
Claims17
A method of inserting, into an eye of a patient, an intraocular lens comprising a first viewing element connected to a second viewing element, and an optical axis along which said first and second viewing elements are disposed in spaced relationship to each other, said method comprising:
- transversely displacing said first and second viewing elements in opposite directions relative to the optical axis such that said viewing elements are substantially in a side-by-side relationship;
- holding said first and second viewing elements in said side-by-side relationship via sutures or a clip;
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- sequentially inserting said first and second viewing elements into said eye while said first viewing element remains connected to said second viewing element and said first and second viewing elements are transversely displaced;
- wherein said sutures or clip is formed from a material which dissolves after said viewing elements are inserted.
A method of implanting an intraocular lens having an optical axis, and first and second interconnected viewing elements disposed in spaced relationship to each other along said optical axis, said method comprising:
- transversely displacing said first and second viewing elements in opposite directions relative to the optical axis such that said viewing elements are substantially in a side-by-side relationship;
- rolling or folding said intraocular lens after transversely displacing said first and second viewing elements;
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- inserting said intraocular lens in an eye while said viewing elements are transversely displaced.
A method of implanting an intraocular lens having an optical axis, and first and second interconnected viewing elements disposed in spaced relationship to each other along said optical axis, said method comprising:
- transversely displacing said first and second viewing elements in opposite directions relative to the optical axis such that said viewing elements are substantially in a side-by-side relationship;
- holding said first and second viewing elements in said side-by-side relationship via sutures or a clip;
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- inserting said intraocular lens in an eye while said viewing elements are transversely displaced;
- wherein said sutures or clip is formed from a material which dissolves after said viewing elements are inserted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.