Patent ID: 7416561

Claim:
A method for preparing an intraocular lens for insertion into an eye including: providing an intraocular lens having an optical portion of a transparent material and at least one haptic radially projecting from the optical portion for supporting the optical portion in a position parallel to a plane, at least one aperture being bounded by said haptic; providing an inserting instrument for inserting an intraocular lens into an eye, comprising an inserting member elongated in a longitudinal direction and, at a distal end of said inserting member, a hook projecting transversely to said longitudinal direction from an adjacent portion of said inserting member; and engaging said hook to said haptic, said haptic being positioned distally from said optical portion, wherein said lens is engaged by a wide portion of a distal end portion of said inserting member, engaging said lens in at least laterally spaced apart positions.