Patent ID: 6428574
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A phakic intraocular corrective lens having an anterior and a posterior side, comprising an optical body; a plurality of haptic bodies attached to and extending outwardly from said optical body to a maximum diagonal haptic dimension of from about 10.5 to about 11.5 mm, and having a thickness of no greater than about 0.15 mm; an annular protruding surface of such size, shape and position that, when positioned in the eye, it will contact the iris at one or more points as the iris constricts to place a centering force on the lens, said protruding surface having a height above the posterior side of the lens of from about 0.25 to about 1 mm; said lens configured such that when placed in the eye, the optical body is located substantially in the posterior chamber of the eye behind the iris and is floating in the aqueous humor between the iris and the natural lens, and wherein said intraocular lens does not include a means for permanent fixation in the eye.