Intraocular lens implant with mirror

• US 6,913,620 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2002
• Issued: 07/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Isaac Lipshitz
• Original Assignee: Isaac Lipshitz
• Inventors: Lipshitz, Isaac
• Primary Examiner(s): McDermott, Corrine
• Assistant Examiner(s): Phan, Hieu
• Application Number:
  US10/316,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20030187502A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 623/6.11, 623/6.12, 623 613- 622, 623 623- 636
• US Class Current: 623/6.32
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/1613 having special lens configurations, e.g. multipart lenses; having particular optical properties, e.g. pseudo-accommodative lenses, lenses having aberration corrections, diffractive lenses, lenses for variably absorbing electromagnetic radiation, lenses having variable focus
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/1648 Multipart lenses
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/1659 having variable absorption coefficient for electromagnetic radiation, e.g. photochromic lenses

Abstract

An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of an eye is disclosed. The intraocular implant includes a body member, (the body member has an anterior surface and a posterior surface, and has optical properties,) and, at least one mirror, wherein the at least one mirror is contained within the body member.

Claims

1. An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of an eye, the eye having a pupil, an iris, and a retina, the retina having a macula, the implant comprising:

a. a body member, said body member having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said body member having optical properties;

b. at least one mirror, wherein said at least one mirror is contained within said body member; and

c. at least one lens, said at least one lens being operationally connected to said body member, said at least one mirror being disposed externally to said at least one lens.

2. The implant of claim 1, wherein said at least one lens includes a fresnel lens.

3. An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of an eye, the eye having a pupil, an iris, and a retina, the retina having a macula, the implant comprising:

a. a body member, said body member having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said body member having optical properties; and

b. at least two mirrors, wherein said at least two mirrors are disposed within said body member, said at least two mirrors being arranged such that two images of a single object are formed simultaneously on the retina.

4. An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of an eye, the eye having a pupil, an iris, and a retina, the retina having a macula, the implant comprising:

a. a body member, said body member having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said body member having optical properties;

b. at least one mirror, wherein said at least one mirror is contained within said body member; and

c. an adjustment mechanism mechanically connected to said at least one mirror, said adjustment mechanism being configured for adjusting at least one of a position, orientation and curvature of said at least one mirror.

5. An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of an eye, the eye having a pupil, an iris, and a retina, the retina having a macula, the implant comprising:

a. a body member, said body member having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said body member having optical properties;

b. at least one mirror, wherein said at least one mirror is contained within said body member; and

c. a prism operationally connected to said body member.

6. An intraocular implant for implantation into the interior of an eye, the eye having a pupil, an iris, and a retina, the retina having a macula, the implant comprising:

a. a body member configured as a fresnel lens, said body member having an anterior surface and a posterior surface, said body member having optical properties; and

b. at least one mirror, wherein said at least one mirror is contained within said body member.