Patent ID: 8613766

Claim:
A multi-element accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) having an optical axis, comprising: (A.) an anterior portion comprising— (i.) an anterior optical element, and (ii.) a first anterior translation member coupled to the anterior optical element, and (iii.) a second anterior translation member coupled to the anterior optical element, and (B.) a posterior portion comprising— (i.) a posterior optical element (ii.) a first posterior translation member coupled to the posterior optical element, and (iii.) a second posterior translation member coupled to the posterior optical element, and the first anterior translation member and first posterior translation member being integrally connected to form a first single piece bias element, and the second anterior translation member and the second posterior translation member integrally connected to form a second single piece bias element, wherein the first posterior translation member has a greater resistance to bending than the first anterior translation member, and the second posterior translation member has a greater resistance to bending than the second anterior translation member, the first posterior translation member having a resistance to bending such that, at a point disposed at least 75% of the distance from the optical axis to the radially outermost location of the first bias element, a force of 0.1 mN causes less than 0.2 mm of displacement, when the lens is in an unstressed state.