Patent ID: 8568478

Claim:
An intraocular lens, comprising: an optic disposed about an optical axis comprising an anterior surface and an opposing posterior surface, the surfaces configured to focus light when implanted within an eye of a subject; a support structure coupled to the optic; and a periphery disposed about the optical axis comprising a single material and including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a subsurface layer disposed therebetween comprised of a contiguous strip in the shape of a ring that is circumferentially disposed about a central portion of the optic, wherein the contiguous strip is comprised of a plurality of micro-discontinuities; and wherein the subsurface layer is surrounded in all directions by the material and configured to, when illuminated from the anterior surface, scatter an amount of light that is at least twice the amount of light scattered by portions of the material adjacent the subsurface layer or at least twice the amount of light scattered by a reference lens that does not have the subsurface layer, but which is otherwise substantially equivalent to the intraocular lens.