Patent ID: 7247168

Claim:
An intraocular lens configured for implantation in a capsule following extraction of a lens, the intraocular lens being configured and adapted to accommodate in response to contraction of a patient's ciliary muscles, the intraocular lens comprising: a substrate having a portion defining a fluid channel; a lens element; an actuator interposed between the lens element and the substrate and in fluid communication with the fluid channel, the actuator disposed in contact with the lens element; a haptic having an interior volume coupled in fluid communication with the fluid channel; and a fluid disposed in the actuator, fluid channel and the interior volume of the haptic, wherein fluid is displaced between the interior volume of the haptic and the actuator to change a deflection of the lens element responsive to movement of the patient's ciliary muscles, and wherein a fluid-filled space is at least partially defined by an exterior surface of the actuator and the lens element.