Abstract: Intraocular lenses include a lens body sized and adapted for placement in a mammalian eye and having a plurality of different optical powers, and a movement assembly joined to the lens body and adapted to cooperate with the mammalian eye to effect accommodating movement of the lens body in the eye. Such intraocular lenses provide enhanced accommodation relative to the accommodation attainable using a single optical power IOL adapted for accommodating movement.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 20, 2002
Publication date:
December 19, 2002
Applicant:
Vision Pharmaceuticals L.P.
Inventors:
Alan J. Lang, Valdemar Portney, Stephen W. Laguette
Abstract: Intraocular lenses include a lens body sized and adapted for placement in a mammalian eye and having a plurality of different optical powers, and a movement assembly joined to the lens body and adapted to cooperate with the mammalian eye to effect accommodating movement of the lens body in the eye. Such intraocular lenses provide enhanced accommodation relative to the accommodation attainable using a single optical power IOL adapted for accommodating movement.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 30, 2001
Publication date:
August 9, 2001
Applicant:
Vision Pharmaceuticals L.P.
Inventors:
Alan J. Lang, Valdemar Portney, Stephen W. Laguette