An accommodating intraocular lens (42a, 42b) for implantation substantially within the confines of the capsule of a human eye intermediate the anterior and posterior capsule walls (52, 54), said lens comprising: an optic presenting an anterior surface; and a flexible, resilient optic positioning element coupled to the optic, and comprising -- a plurality of anterior sections (48a, 48b) configured for yieldable engagement with the anterior capsule wall, a plurality of posterior sections (50a, 50b) configured for yieldable engagement with the posterior capsule wall, and a plurality of structures, each structure comprising a bight joining said anterior and posterior sections (48a, 50a, 48b, 50b), a plurality of haptic arms (58a, 58b) operably coupled with said optic and extending between said optic position element and said optic, characterized in that the optic positioning element further comprising a plurality of continuous sections presenting an annular orifice therethrough, the plurality of anterior and posterior sections (48a, 50a, 48b, 50b) being continuously attached to each other through the continuous sections, and said optic being offset posteriorly relative to said anterior sections (48a,48b) by said plurality of haptic arms (58a,58b). an optic presenting an anterior surface; and a flexible, resilient optic positioning element coupled to the optic, and comprising -- a plurality of anterior sections (48a, 48b) configured for yieldable engagement with the anterior capsule wall, a plurality of posterior sections (50a, 50b) configured for yieldable engagement with the posterior capsule wall, and a plurality of structures, each structure comprising a bight joining said anterior and posterior sections (48a, 50a, 48b, 50b), a plurality of haptic arms (58a, 58b) operably coupled with said optic and extending between said optic position element and said optic, characterized in that the optic positioning element further comprising a plurality of continuous sections presenting an annular orifice therethrough, the plurality of anterior and posterior sections (48a, 50a, 48b, 50b) being continuously attached to each other through the continuous sections, and said optic being offset posteriorly relative to said anterior sections (48a,48b) by said plurality of haptic arms (58a,58b). a plurality of anterior sections (48a, 48b) configured for yieldable engagement with the anterior capsule wall, a plurality of posterior sections (50a, 50b) configured for yieldable engagement with the posterior capsule wall, and a plurality of structures, each structure comprising a bight joining said anterior and posterior sections (48a, 50a, 48b, 50b), a plurality of haptic arms (58a, 58b) operably coupled with said optic and extending between said optic position element and said optic, characterized in that the optic positioning element further comprising a plurality of continuous sections presenting an annular orifice therethrough, the plurality of anterior and posterior sections (48a, 50a, 48b, 50b) being continuously attached to each other through the continuous sections, and said optic being offset posteriorly relative to said anterior sections (48a,48b) by said plurality of haptic arms (58a,58b). a plurality of continuous sections presenting an annular orifice therethrough, the plurality of anterior and posterior sections (48a, 50a, 48b, 50b) being continuously attached to each other through the continuous sections, and said optic being offset posteriorly relative to said anterior sections (48a,48b) by said plurality of haptic arms (58a,58b).