Patent ID: 6645246
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An intraocular lens for use in a mammalian eye, comprising:an optic structured to focus light toward a retina of the mammalian eye and, in cooperation with the mammalian eye, to provide accommodation, the optic including: a first lens portion structured to be reshaped in response to the action of the mammalian eye; a second lens portion surrounded by and embedded centrally in the first lens portion and having a higher index of refraction than the first lens portion; and a force transfer assembly coupled to the optic and structured to contact a surrounding posterior bag of the mammalian eye when the intraocular lens is located in the mammalian eye, the force transfer assembly being more rigid than the first lens portion and structured to transmit a force exerted by the eye to the optic to facilitate movement of the optic.