Patent ID: 8377125

Claim:
An intraocular lens assembly, which in an at rest state prior to insertion in an eye, comprises: a lens extending along an optical axis between an anterior optical surface and a posterior optical surface and having a circumferential edge disposed about said optical axis at a junction of said anterior and posterior optical surfaces; N haptics, each of said haptics extending continuously between an associated portion of said circumferential edge and a respective distal most portion of each haptic; one footplate coupled to the distal most portion of each haptic that is configured to contact ciliary muscle of the eye or an outer perimeter of a capsular bag of the eye; and two orientation tabs extending at diametrically opposed locations from said circumferential edge, the orientation tabs arranged such that a first relative orientation of the two orientation tabs, when viewed in plan view, indicates a vaulted-forward position of the lens and a second relative orientation different from the first orientation of the two orientation tabs indicates a vaulted-reverse position of the lens; wherein each haptic is centered about a single associated haptic axis such that each haptic is symmetric about each said single associated haptic axis, wherein N is an integer greater than 1, wherein each of said haptics has a convex, curved peripheral edge and extends between end portions at opposite ends thereof, said end portions being joined to said lens at said circumferential edge, wherein said haptics are angularly displaced with respect to said optical axis in a direction away from said anterior optical surface by an angle A in the approximate range of 4-7 degrees from a plane transverse to said optical axis.