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Prismatic intraocular lenses and related method of using such lenses to restore vision in patients with central field loss

  • US 5,683,457 A
  • Filed: 05/09/1996
  • Issued: 11/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pair of intraocular lenses for restoring visual function to a patient with central field loss, the pair of intraocular lenses comprising:

  • a first lens for implantation into a first eye of the patient to provide vision of targets located at a distance greater than five feet from the first eye; and

    a second lens for implantation into a second eye of the patient to provide vision of targets at a distance less than twelve inches from the second eye,wherein the first and second lenses each include a prismatic wedge for shifting retinal images to a functional portion of a retina of each respective first and second eye.

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