Patent ID: 6506212
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An anatomically compatible phakic refractive lens for the correction of ametropia, structurally adapted to be positioned in the posterior chamber of the eye, comprising:(a) an optical body having a diameter of from about 3 mm to about 7 mm; and (b) at least one haptic body which comprises: (i) a first portion which is attached to and extends from said optical body, has a diagnostic distance of from about 8 mm to about 11 mm, and which is structurally adapted to conform in whole or in part to the anterior surface of the natural crystalline lens of the eye; (ii) a second portion which extends outward from the outer edge of said first portion, and has a diagnostic distance of from 11 mm to about 14 mm; and (iii) a transition zone between said first portion and said second portion structurally adapted to permit said second portion to conform to the shape of the ciliary sulcus of the eye.