Patent ID: 7569073
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: A61F,B29D

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens for implanting in a human eye, comprising: a) a lens optic having opposite anterior and posterior optic surfaces and an optical axis extending from said anterior surface to said posterior surface; b) a posterior concave region located radially outwardly of said posterior optic surface; c) an anterior concave region located radially outwardly of said anterior optic surface; d) an outer-most peripheral edge surface located radially outwardly of said anterior and posterior concave regions; and e) a posteriorly extending sharp edge defined by an angle “A” and extending 360° around said posterior optic surface and defined by first and second surfaces, said first surface being coupled between the sharp edge and the posterior concave region and said second surface coupled between the sharp edge and said outer-most peripheral edge surface wherein the lens has a minimum distance between the posterior concave region and the anterior concave region, the minimum distance being less than a second thickness of the lens at a second location that is disposed radially outwardly of the location of the minimum distance.