Patent ID: 8470031

Claim:
A device for folding or rolling up an intraocular lens that is to be implanted into an eye, comprising: a lens receiving compartment that is formed by swivel-connected first and second lens receiving parts, which lens receiving compartment is configured to be moved from an open position for receiving the lens, in which the lens is unfolded, into a closed position for folding or rolling up the lens by swiveling the lens receiving parts relative to each other, the first and second lens receiving parts having respective boundary surfaces; and a holding device attached to the lens receiving parts and configured to hold the lens when the lens receiving compartment is open and the lens receiving parts are swiveled relative to each other, wherein: the holding device comprises first and second holding elements attached to the first and second lens receiving parts, respectively, the first and second holding elements have respective stop faces configured to contact diametrical edge regions of the unfolded lens contained in the open lens receiving compartment the stop faces, in cooperation with the boundary surfaces of the lens receiving parts, enclose the lens receiving compartment when the receiving compartment is closed; the first and second holding elements are resilient; and the first and second lens receiving parts respectively comprise first and second wings respectively resiliently attached to the holding elements.