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US 7,410,500 B2Granted
Intraocular lens
AssigneeRayner Intraocular Lenses Limited
InventorCharles Claoue
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Abstract
An intraocular lens comprises, as one face thereof, a Fresnel prism. Such a lens can be used for the treatment of a macular condition requiring a change of focus, e.g. age-related macular degeneration.
Claims3
A method for the treatment of a macular condition requiring a change of focus, which comprises replacing a patient's crystalline lens with an intraocular lens comprising, as one face thereof, a Fresnel prism, wherein the Fresnel prism is positioned as part of the intraocular lens such that incident light striking the intraocular lens is deviated and an image is moved away from the macula.
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