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Intraocular lenses and methods for making same

  • US 5,725,574 A
  • Filed: 02/20/1996
  • Issued: 03/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An intraocular lens comprising:

  • an optic; and

    at least one fixation member integral with and extending from said optic, said optic and said at least one fixation member being made from a compressed item having a compressed thickness, said compressed item comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate homopolymers, methyl methacrylate-containing copolymers and mixtures thereof, said compressed item being derived by subjecting an item which comprises said polymer and which has a thickness to compression along a single axis substantially parallel to said thickness to reduce said thickness, provided that said at least one fixation member has a reverse bend strength of at least about 164 g.

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