Patent ID: 6478821
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method for fixating an intraocular lens to an iris of an eye including an anterior chamber in front of the iris, the intraocular lens comprising an optic structured Lo be disposed substantially completely in the anterior chamber and a fixation member joined to the optic, the method comprising the steps of:inserting the intraocular lens into the eye so that the optic is disposed substantially completely in the anterior chamber; directing a distal segment of the fixation member of the intraocular lens through a through-hole extending through the iris such that a through-iris portion of the distal segment is disposed in the hole; and disposing an anchor structure of the distal segment proximate to a side of the iris, whereby the anchor structure is effective in fixating the intraocular lens to the iris, the disposing step including changing the shape of an anchor portion of the distal segment in the eye to form the anchor structure.