Patent ID: 7591849

Claim:
A multi-component accommodating intraocular lens (A-IOL), comprising: an anterior optical element; a posterior component; and a plurality of haptics which includes at least one compressible haptic that is coupled to at least a portion of the anterior optic at a first location and at least a portion of the posterior component at a second location, the at least one compressible haptic comprising a deformation feature having a valley and the at least one compressible haptic having a curvilinear shape between the deformation feature and at least one of the first location and the second location, an inner surface of the compressible haptic, exclusive of said deformation feature, defining an inner profile, the valley extending radially inwardly relative to said inner profile and the valley being disposed radially inward of the inner profile wherein the A-IOL has an equator extending through the plurality of haptics midway between the anterior optic and the posterior component, the deformation feature being located closer to the anterior optic than to the equator.