Inventors:
Michael Reynard - Santa Monica CA, US
International Classification:
A61F002/16
US Classification:
623/006240, 623/006280, 623/006440
Abstract:
A multifocal phakic intraocular lens () designed to be placed in a phakic eye to correct various refractive disorders such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia. The lens () which can be positioned within the eye's anterior chamber () or posterior chamber (), consists of a substantially circular optical section () having integrally attached either a circular haptic extension () or at least two separate haptic extensions (). When the lens () is positioned in the anterior chamber (), the haptic extensions fixate the lens () between the base of the iris () and the cornea (). When the lens () is positioned in the posterior chamber (), the haptic extensions stabilize the lens () between the posterior leaf of the iris () and the lens capsule (). In either position, the lens () is continuously bathed with the aqueous humour of the eye.