Patent ID: 8062362
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens for implantation in a capsular bag of an eye, comprising: an optic disposed about an optical axis having an axial thickness through the center thereof, an anterior face, and an opposing posterior face, the faces configured to provide a lens power; and a haptic including a protruding portion disposed inside the optic such that a straight line parallel to the optical axis passes through, in order, the anterior surface, the protruding portion, and the posterior surface; wherein, in response to an ocular force, the haptic transmits a force that alters one or more of a shape of the optic and the axial thickness of the optic; wherein the protruding portion of the haptic has a refractive index that is equal to a refraction index of the optic for at least one wavelength within the visible spectrum.