Patent ID: 8480734

Claim:
An accommodating intraocular implant apparatus for implantation in the human eye, comprising: an optic portion having a periphery and an optic axis, said optic portion lying substantially within an optic plane transverse to said optic axis; and at least two flexible haptics each extending from a point on the periphery of the optic portion, wherein the at least two flexible haptics are each a closed loop extending from the point on the periphery of the optic portion to a first portion of the eye and a second portion of the eye and returning to another point on the periphery of the optic portion, each closed loop comprises: at least two fixation anchors distal to the periphery of the optic portion, positioned a first distance from the center of the optic portion, and adapted to couple to the first portion of the eye; and at least one centering anchor distal to the periphery of the optic portion, positioned between the at least two fixation anchors and at a second distance, greater than the first distance, from the center of the optic portion, and adapted to couple to the second portion of the eye, wherein the at least two fixation anchors and the at least one centering anchor are coupled to the optic portion by the at least one flexible haptic.