ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS SYSTEM INCLUDING A BAG
An accommodating intraocular lens kit for implantation into an eye, comprising an accommodating intraocular lens having at least one biasing element, a biocompatible bag having a size and shape to conform to an interior surface of a capsular bag, and an apparatus for transferring accommodative force of the eye from the eye to the at least one biasing element. The apparatus may comprise a transfer rod or a magnetic medium.
1 . An accommodating intraocular lens kit for implantation into an eye, comprising:
an accommodating intraocular lens having at least one biasing element;
a biocompatible bag having a size and shape to conform to an interior surface of a capsular bag; and
a means for transferring accommodative force of the eye from the eye to the at least one biasing element.
2 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the accommodating intraocular lens comprises a first optical element and a second optical element.
3 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the accommodating intraocular lens consists of a single optical element.
4 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the bag has a spring constant of at least 0.5 mN/mm.
5 . The kit of claim 5 , wherein the bag has a spring constant of at least 1.0 mN/mm.
6 . The kit of claim 4 , wherein the bag has a spring constant less than 200 mN/mm.
7 . The kit of claim 1 , where the bag has a hole sized and shaped to permit the accommodating intraocular lens to fit therethrough.
8 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the means for transferring comprises at least two transfer rods.
9 . The kit of claim 8 , wherein the transfer rods each have a length to permit coupling between the biasing elements and the zonules or ciliary body of the eye.
10 . The kit of claim 9 , wherein the transfer rods each have a length between 2-7 mm.
11 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the means for transferring comprises at least one magnetic medium connected to the biasing element and at least one magnetic medium adapted to be connected to the zonules or ciliary body.
12 . The kit of claim 1 , wherein the means for transferring comprises at one magnetic medium connected to the at least one biasing element.
13 . A method of implantation of an accommodative lens in an eye, comprising:
inserting a biocompatible bag into an eye;
inserting an accommodating intraocular lens having at least one biasing element into the biocompatible bag after the biocompatible bag is in the eye; and
connecting a means for transferring accommodative force between the zonules or ciliary body of the eye, and the at least one biasing element.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the step of connecting the means for transferring comprises connecting a transfer rod between the biasing element and the zonules or the ciliary body of the eye.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the step of connecting the means for transferring comprises connecting at least one magnetic medium to the at least one biasing element
and connecting at least one magnetic medium to the zonules or ciliary body.