Patent ID: 8343217

Claim:
An accommodating intraocular lens, comprising: an optic disposed about an optical axis including an anterior surface and a posterior surface defining a clear aperture of the optic and defining an optic plane therebetween that is substantially perpendicular to the optical axis; a haptic at least partially disposed inside the optic comprising: an inner structure circumferentially disposed about the optical axis and lying substantially within the optic plane; an outer structure circumferentially disposed about the inner structure and lying substantially within the optic plane; and a plurality of arms disposed between and connecting the inner structure and the outer structure, each arm having a proximal portion adjacent the inner structure and a distal portion adjacent the outer structure that is bifurcated in a radial direction from the proximal portion; the inner structure disposed inside the clear aperture; the distal portion of each arm having a larger axial extent than an axial extent of the inner portion; and the distal portion of each arm having a larger axial extent than the outer structure.