Accommodating intraocular lens implant

An accommodating lens for implantation substantially within the confines of the capsule of a human eye intermediate the anterior and posterior capsule walls, said lens comprising:

• an optic presenting an anterior surface and comprising an optical axis having an anterior direction and a posterior direction;
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• a flexible, resilient optic positioning element coupled to the optic, and comprising:
• a plurality of anterior sections configured for yieldable engagement with the anterior capsule wall, and
• a plurality of posterior sections configured for yieldable engagement with the posterior capsule wall, and
• a plurality of continuous sections presenting at least an anterior annular orifice therethrough, the plurality of continuous sections continuously attaching at least one of the plurality of posterior sections and the plurality of anterior sections;
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• a plurality of haptic arms operably coupled with said optic such that the entire optic is disposed in the posterior direction relative to the anterior annular orifice.

An accommodating intraocular lens for implantation substantially within the confines of the capsule of a human eye intermediate the anterior and posterior capsule walls, said lens comprising:

• an optic presenting an anterior surface;
• a flexible, resilient optic positioning element coupled to the optic, and comprising—
• a plurality of anterior sections configured for yieldable engagement with the anterior capsule wall,
• a plurality of posterior sections configured for yieldable engagement with the posterior capsule wall, and
• a plurality of structures, each structure comprising a bright joining said anterior and posterior sections, and
• a plurality of continuous sections presenting at least an anterior annular orifice therethrough, the plurality of continuous sections continuously attaching at least one of the plurality of posterior sections and the plurality of anterior sections;
• and
• a plurality of haptic arms operably coupled with said optic and extending between said optic positioning element and said optic, said haptic arms orienting the entire optic in a posterior, offset relationship relative to the anterior annular orifice.