Patent ID: 8551164
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A surgical method of treating presbyopia in a human, comprising: a) creating an incision of 4.00 mm or smaller in an eye to be treated; b) folding a unitary optic of a refractive intraocular lens such that the refractive intraocular lens may be inserted through the incision, the refractive intraocular lens being adapted to work in combination with an existing human crystalline lens, and the unitary optic has a preselected refractive correction power, wherein the unitary optic further includes a separate presbyopia correction power of between 0.5 diopter and 2.0 diopter for producing additional accommodation to work in combination with accommodation provided by the human crystalline lens; c) inserting the refractive intraocular lens through the incision; and d) fixating the refractive intraocular lens within an anterior segment of the eye.