Patent ID: 8419791

Claim:
An intraocular lens having a plane normal to an eye's optical axis, said lens comprising an optic having an anterior face and one or more haptics, wherein the, or each, haptic can be compressed in the plane of the lens, wherein the, or each, haptic has a proximal part and a distal part, wherein the, or each, haptic is curved, and shaped such that, in a first stage of compression, the proximal part of the haptic can be fully compressed, and, in a second stage, the distal part of the haptic can be compressed, wherein the lens additionally comprises, on a posterior face of the optic, an annular rim having a pointed cross-section, wherein the rim is configured to contact the posterior capsular sac, wherein the lens additionally comprises an annular rim on the anterior face of the optic, and wherein the lens is configured such that it does not cause posterior vaulting and it does not cause anterior vaulting.