Patent ID: 8303654

Claim:
A sealing device for use in ophthalmic surgery to replace a cataractous and/or presbyopic natural lens, the sealing device comprising a flexible plug part adapted to seal a capsulorhexis of a capsular bag without additional sealing means and without the sealing device contacting an outer wall of the capsular bag, the plug part being adapted to admit an injection device for injecting material through the capsulorhexis without additional sealing means, the plug part having a slightly larger area than the capsulorhexis, wherein the sealing device further comprises a removable adjuster connected to and protruding anteriorly from an anterior surface of the plug part, wherein the removable adjuster is configured to position the plug part to a desired location and to be readily removed from the plug part during the surgery; the anterior surface of the plug part comprising an anterior structure that improves contact between the plug part and the capsular bag wall.