Accommodating intraocular lens having T-shaped haptics
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1. An accommodating intraocular lens comprising:
- a single flexible optic having anterior and posterior sides; and
at least two portions extending from the optic, the portions having hinged inner ends adjacent the optic and outer ends distal to the optic, the outer ends being movable anteriorly and posteriorly relative to the optic, and the portions having at least one flexible fixation finger at the outer ends of the portions.
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Abstract
An accommodating intraocular lens having anteriorly and posteriorly movable extended portions, such as T-shaped haptics, extending from a central optic to be implanted within a natural capsular bag of a human eye with the extended portions positioned between an anterior capsular rim and a posterior capsule of the bag, whereby during a post-operative healing period, fibrosis occurs about the extended portions to fixate the lens in the bag in a manner such that subsequent natural contraction and relaxation of the ciliary muscle moves the optic to provide vision accommodation of increased accommodation amplitude and diopters of accommodation.
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1. An accommodating intraocular lens comprising:
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a single flexible optic having anterior and posterior sides; and at least two portions extending from the optic, the portions having hinged inner ends adjacent the optic and outer ends distal to the optic, the outer ends being movable anteriorly and posteriorly relative to the optic, and the portions having at least one flexible fixation finger at the outer ends of the portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An accommodating intraocular lens comprising:
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a single flexible optic having anterior and posterior sides; and at least two haptics extending from the optic, the haptics having inner ends adjacent the optic and outer ends distal to the optic, the outer ends being movable anteriorly and posteriorly relative to the optic, and the haptics having at least one fixation finger at the outer ends of the haptics, the haptics having flexible hinges at their inner ends adjacent the optic; wherein the fixation fingers are resiliently flexible. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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