Abstract: A contact lens package, comprising blister packaging defining a cavity, a contact lens disposed in an unstressed state within the cavity, lens hydrating liquid partially filling the cavity, and lid stock sealed to the blister packaging such that a segment of the lid stock, in combination with the cavity, forms an enclosure of the lens and the liquid. The segment has an interior surface including at least one relief element. The interior surface exclusive of the at least one relief element is flat. An air gap is disposed between a top surface of the liquid and at least a portion of the interior surface. The at least one relief element on the interior surface of the lid stock may be formed while testing the structure for leaks by applying pressure to the lid stock with a stamp having a contour corresponding to the at least one relief element.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) injector assembly comprising an injector body having a shuttle reception opening defined at least in part by a first sidewall and a second sidewall, and a shuttle comprising a first wing including a first portion of a shuttle lumen wall and a second wing including a second portion of a shuttle lumen wall. The first wing and the second wing are coupled together by a hinge. When in a closed state, the first portion of the shuttle lumen wall and the second portion of the shuttle lumen wall define at least a portion of an operative shuttle lumen. The shuttle and sidewalls are configured such that the first wing and the second wing interfere with the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, as the shuttle passes through the shuttle reception opening, such that the closed state of the shuttle is attained.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) injector assembly comprising an injector body having a shuttle reception opening defined at least in part by a first sidewall and a second sidewall, and a shuttle comprising a first wing including a first portion of a shuttle lumen wall and a second wing including a second portion of a shuttle lumen wall. The first wing and the second wing are coupled together by a hinge. When in a closed state, the first portion of the shuttle lumen wall and the second portion of the shuttle lumen wall define at least a portion of an operative shuttle lumen. The shuttle and sidewalls are configured such that the first wing and the second wing interfere with the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, as the shuttle passes through the shuttle reception opening, such that the closed state of the shuttle is attained.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) injector assembly comprising an injector body having a shuttle reception opening defined at least in part by a first sidewall and a second sidewall, and a shuttle comprising a first wing including a first portion of a shuttle lumen wall and a second wing including a second portion of a shuttle lumen wall. The first wing and the second wing are coupled together by a hinge. When in a closed state, the first portion of the shuttle lumen wall and the second portion of the shuttle lumen wall define at least a portion of an operative shuttle lumen. The shuttle and sidewalls are configured such that the first wing and the second wing interfere with the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, as the shuttle passes through the shuttle reception opening, such that the closed state of the shuttle is attained.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) injector assembly comprising an injector body having a shuttle reception opening defined at least in part by a first sidewall and a second sidewall, and a shuttle comprising a first wing including a first portion of a shuttle lumen wall and a second wing including a second portion of a shuttle lumen wall. The first wing and the second wing are coupled together by a hinge. When in a closed state, the first portion of the shuttle lumen wall and the second portion of the shuttle lumen wall define at least a portion of an operative shuttle lumen. The shuttle and sidewalls are configured such that the first wing and the second wing interfere with the first sidewall and the second sidewall, respectively, as the shuttle passes through the shuttle reception opening, such that the closed state of the shuttle is attained.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) assembly packaged for shipping, comprising an IOL injector component having a lumen wall, and an IOL, at least one of the lumen wall and the optic comprising a first lens retention feature for impeding progress of the lens through said lumen toward the distal end. An IOL injector for injecting an IOL, comprising at least two projections extending from said lumen wall, the projections being configured and arranged to interfere with said soft tip prior to and during engagement of said soft tip with the IOL. An intraocular lens storage system, comprising a receptacle within the container, and a tapered portion, the tapered portion and the receptacle permitting a user's fingers to extend into the container to grasp a portion of a shuttle in the receptacle and remove the shuttle form the container.

Abstract: An apparatus for releasing a molded lens from a deformable mold includes a shear ring for temporarily retaining an annular portion of the deformable mold outside a periphery of the lens and a plunger for deforming an annular section of the deformable mold within the periphery of the lens. The apparatus can be employed to release a non-hydrated hydrogel lens from a deformable mold section.

Abstract: An apparatus for releasing a molded lens from a deformable mold includes a shear ring for temporarily retaining an annular portion of the deformable mold outside a periphery of the lens and a plunger for deforming an annular section of the deformable mold within the periphery of the lens. The apparatus can be employed to release a non-hydrated hydrogel lens from a deformable mold section.

Abstract: An apparatus for releasing a molded lens from a deformable mold includes a shear ring for temporarily retaining an annular portion of the deformable mold outside a periphery of the lens and a plunger for deforming an annular section of the deformable mold within the periphery of the lens. The apparatus can be employed to release a non-hydrated hydrogel lens from a deformable mold section.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) assembly packaged for shipping, comprising an IOL injector component having a lumen wall, and an intraocular lens, at least one of the lumen wall and the optic comprising a first lens retention feature for impeding progress of the lens through said lumen toward the distal end. An IOL injector for injecting an IOL, comprising at least two projections extending from said lumen wall, the projections being configured and arranged to interfere with said soft tip prior to and during engagement of said soft tip with the IOL. An intraocular lens storage system, comprising a receptacle within the container, and a tapered portion, the tapered portion and the receptacle permitting a user's fingers to extend into the container to grasp a portion of a shuttle in the receptacle and remove the shuttle form the container, the receptacle defining a volume in which liquid is confined, the volume of the receptacle being less than the volume of the container.

Abstract: An intraocular lens (IOL) injector comprising an injector body having a lumen defined by a lumen wall, and a plunger adapted to slide within the lumen. The plunger is coupled to a spring having a plurality of coils, the plurality comprising at least one coil of a first outer diameter and at least one coil of second outer diameter that is different than the first outer diameter.

Abstract: An IOL injector, comprising an injector body, a plunger and a plunger collar. The injector body has a lumen wall defining a lumen, a port through which a lens is inserted into a loading bay of the lumen, a stop, and an opening adapted for delivery of an IOL into an eye. The plunger comprising a plunger body, a plunger shaft and a plunger tip. The collar comprises a hole or a channel, the plunger shaft extending therethrough. The plunger shaft is slidably, frictionally engaged with the collar. The plunger and the collar are arranged within the lumen such that an outer surface of the collar can smoothly slide within the lumen wall from a first location where the tip is proximal of an IOL disposed at the loading bay to a second location where the stop interferes with the collar. The collar having an outer dimension that is substantially equal to a dimension of the lumen.

Abstract: An apparatus for releasing a molded lens from a deformable mold includes a shear ring for temporarily retaining an annular portion of the deformable mold outside a periphery of the lens and a plunger for deforming an annular section of the deformable mold within the periphery of the lens. The apparatus can be employed to release a non-hydrated hydrogel lens from a deformable mold section.

Abstract: A preloaded intraocular lens injection device includes a retainer for releasably holding an IOL in an unstressed state. The retainer and IOL are removably attached to an injector body and are sealed in the same package for delivery to a surgeon. In an alternate embodiment, the retainer and IOL are coupled together and sealed in one package and the injector body is sealed in a separate package with the surgeon attaching the retainer to the injector body at the time of surgery. To deliver the IOL through the injector body, the retainer is removed from the injector body causing the IOL to release from the retainer and become located in an unstressed state in the injector body. A compressor is moved to the closed position to compress the IOL, the injector tip is inserted through a small incision in an eye and a plunger is advanced to push the IOL through and out the injector body tip and into an eye.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for releasing an ophthalmic lens in the dry state from an associated anterior mold part in which the lens was cast and is adhered by application of a first force which releases the periphery of the lens followed by application of a second force which releases the center of the lens.