Patent ID: 6858040
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: A61F,B29D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An accommodating intraocular lens for implantation in an eye having an optical axis, said lens comprising: an anterior portion comprised of an anterior viewing element and first and second anterior translation members connected with respect to said anterior viewing element, said anterior viewing element comprised of an optic having refractive power; a posterior portion comprised of a posterior viewing element, said viewing elements mounted to move relative to each other along the optical axis between an accommodated state and an unaccommodated state in response to force generated by the ciliary muscle of the eye; and a retention portion comprised of a first retention member attached to the anterior portion, said first retention member having a free end sized and oriented to contact a portion of the lens capsule such that extrusion of the implanted lens through the lens capsule opening is inhibited, said free end being anterior of at least a portion of at least one of said anterior translation members when said viewing elements are in said accommodated state; wherein said viewing elements are spaced further apart when in the accommodated state than when in the unaccommodated state.