Patent ID: 7223288

Claim:
An intraocular lens, comprising: a) a first lens having a plurality of generally T-shaped haptics oriented along a vertical meridian and a plurality of elongated haptics oriented along a horizontal meridian, wherein the haptics oriented along the horizontal meridian are longer than the haptics oriented along the vertical meridian and the haptics oriented along the horizontal meridian stretch a capsular bag outward when the first lens is implanted in the capsular bag and wherein the haptics oriented along the vertical meridian contain a slot, the slots penetrating through the haptics; b) a second lens; c) at least one haptic associated with the second lens, the haptic being connected to the second lens by a hinge region; and d) a notched tab located on the haptic of the second lens, the notched tab sized and shaped to be received in the slot, penetrating through the slot and thereby movably attach the second lens to the first lens.