Accommodating intraocular lens
US6176878A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/1629
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Intraocular lenses include an optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye and a movement assembly coupled to the optic. The optic includes a far vision correction power for infinity reduced by a diopter power increment. The movement assembly is adapted to cooperate with the eye to move the optic bidirectionally, that is anteriorly in the eye and posteriorly in the eye, for example, from a neutral resting position in the eye, to effect positive accommodating movement of the optic and negative accommodating movement of the optic, respectively. Methods of inserting such intraocular lenses into an eye are also provided.
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