Patent ID: 7645299
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intracorneal lens system, comprising: a first innermost intracorneal lens adapted to be positioned on a surface beneath an outer surface of a cornea, said first lens being ring-shaped with no lens being disposed within an inner diameter of said first lens; a second intracorneal lens having a substantially ring-shaped configuration and being substantially concentric with said first lens; and at least one first bridge member extending from an outer diameter of said first lens to an inner diameter of said second lens and coupling said first lens to said second lens to prevent substantial movement between said first and second lenses, wherein said first and second lenses and said at least one first bridge member are substantially coplanar, said first and second lenses are concentric, and said first and second lenses and said first bridge member are integrally formed as one piece of material, wherein said at least one first bridge member includes at least three first bridge members, wherein said at least three first bridge members are spaced substantially equidistantly from each other, and wherein an outer diameter of said first lens is spaced from an inner diameter of said second lens.