INTRAOCULAR, ACCOMMODATING LENS AND METHODS OF USE
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1. A method of forming an intraocular lens, comprising:
- providing an optical body adapted to be implanted in a human eye, the optical body comprising a unitary structure formed of only a single material;
releasing energy from an energy source at a location internal to the optical body; and
creating with the released energy a plurality of surfaces extending through a portion of the unitary structure forming one or more concentric internal layers and an outer layer,wherein the one or more concentric internal layers are surrounded by the outer layer at a first region and the one or more concentric internal layers become the outer layer at a second region, andwherein each of the plurality of surfaces forms first and second juxtaposed internal surfaces that are slideably moveable relative to one another in order to effect the power of the optical body.
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Abstract
An intraocular lens comprises an optical element adapted to be implanted within the capsular bag of a human eye. The optical element includes one or more internal layers formed by one or more planes that are moveable relative to one another in order to effect the power of the optical element.
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1. A method of forming an intraocular lens, comprising:
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providing an optical body adapted to be implanted in a human eye, the optical body comprising a unitary structure formed of only a single material; releasing energy from an energy source at a location internal to the optical body; and creating with the released energy a plurality of surfaces extending through a portion of the unitary structure forming one or more concentric internal layers and an outer layer, wherein the one or more concentric internal layers are surrounded by the outer layer at a first region and the one or more concentric internal layers become the outer layer at a second region, and wherein each of the plurality of surfaces forms first and second juxtaposed internal surfaces that are slideably moveable relative to one another in order to effect the power of the optical body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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