Patent ID: 8377123

Claim:
A method of implanting an accomodating intraocular lens system in a capsular bag of an eye, the method comprising: providing an accomodating intraocular lens having an anterior viewing element and a posterior viewing element, the anterior viewing element having a width in a range between approximately 4.5 millimeters and approximately 6.5 millimeters; forming an opening in an anterior portion of the capsular bag, the opening having a minimum width not less than approximately 4 millimeters and having a maximum width not greater than approximately 6.0 millimeters; and placing the accomodating intraocular lens within the capsular bag so that the capsular bag overlaps at least a portion of the anterior viewing element and defines an overlap region with a width in a range between approximately 0.1 millimeter and approximately 0.75 millimeter.