Patent ID: 8382831

Claim:
A method of anchoring an intraocular lens assembly in the posterior chamber of an eye, the lens assembly having an optical axis that corresponds with the visual axis of a human eye, the posterior chamber including a ciliary sulcus, the assembly comprising a substantially rigid haptics element comprising first and second haptic portions with outermost portions, comprising first and second anchor portions with a plurality of teeth rigid enough to penetrate the scleral wall, which, when the teeth are anchored in the scleral wall, define a plane that intersects the visual axis of the eye, said haptics element securing said intraocular lens assembly within the posterior chamber, and a lens structure that includes at least a lens body located at least partially along the visual axis when the lens assembly is anchored in the posterior chamber of the eye, the method comprising the steps of: a. introducing the first haptic portion, which comprises said first anchor portion including a plurality of teeth projecting therefrom, into the posterior chamber of the eye until said teeth are anchored in the scleral wall at a desired location; and b. moving the second haptic portion, which comprises a second anchor portion including a plurality of teeth projecting therefrom, until said teeth are anchored in the scleral wall on the opposite side of the lens from the first anchor portion.