EXTENDED DEPTH OF FOCUS INTRAOCULAR LENS

1 . An intraocular lens comprising:

an optic zone;

a modulated surface profile formed in the optic zone and configured to focus incident light at a plurality of focal points,

wherein the modulated surface profile is incorporated with a base surface profile of the optic zone.

2 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of focal points produce a through-focus modulation transfer function that is symmetric about a distance focal point such that at least one of the plurality of focal points is located myopic to the distance focal point and at least one of the plurality of focal points is located hyperopic to the distance focal point.

3 . The intraocular lens of claim 2 , wherein:

the plurality of focal points includes a maximum myopic focal point and a maximum hyperopic focal point; and

the maximum myopic focal point and the maximum hyperopic focal point are each within a range of 0.75 to 1.5 diopters from the distance focal point.

4 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the plurality of focal points has one or more corresponding nearest focal points; and

each of the plurality of focal points is separated from the one or more corresponding nearest focal points by no more than 1 diopter.

5 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the modulated surface profile is a modified sinusoidal profile.

6 . The intraocular lens of claim 5 , wherein:

the modified sinusoidal profile is a function of a radial position with respect to a center of the intraocular lens; and

the modified sinusoidal profile is defined by a set of parameters including an amplitude parameter, a period parameter, and a phase constant parameter.

7 . The intraocular lens of claim 6 , wherein the amplitude parameter and the period parameter are functions of the radial position.

8 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the modulated surface profile is a triangular profile.

9 . The intraocular lens of claim 8 , wherein:

the triangular profile is a function of a radial position with respect to a center of the intraocular lens;

the triangular profile includes a plurality of triangular peaks and a plurality of gaps;

each of the peaks has an amplitude and a width; and

each of the gaps has a width.

10 . The intraocular lens of claim 9 , wherein:

the amplitude is the same for each of the plurality of peaks;

the width of each of the plurality of peaks decreases as the radial position increases; and

the width of each of the plurality of gaps decreases as the radial position increases.

11 . The intraocular lens of claim 8 , wherein the triangular profile includes a flat portion at a center portion of the intraocular lens.

12 . The intraocular lens of claim 1 , wherein the modulated surface profile is a square of sinusoidal profile.

13 . The intraocular lens of claim 12 , wherein:

the square of sinusoidal profile is a function of a radial position with respect to a center of the intraocular lens;

the square of sinusoidal profile is defined by a set of parameters including an amplitude parameter, a period parameter, and a phase constant parameter; and

the square of sinusoidal profile includes a sign function component.

14 . An intraocular lens comprising:

an optic zone;

a plurality of surface regions of the optic zone;

each of the plurality of surface regions having a dioptric power corresponding to a focal distance;

the plurality of surface regions including a first surface region and a second surface region;

the first surface region having a first dioptric power corresponding to a first focal distance;

the first dioptric power further corresponding to a through-focus modulation transfer function having a peak performance and a focal shift corresponding to a percentage of the peak performance;

the second surface region having a second dioptric power corresponding to a second focal distance;

the second focal distance being offset from the first focal distance by at least the focal shift; and

each of the plurality of surface regions having an area and configured to split incident light between the plurality of surface regions.

15 . The intraocular lens of claim 14 , wherein:

the first surface region further having a first radius and a first area;

the second surface region extending from the first surface region to a second radius corresponding to a photopic aperture of a pupil; and

the second surface region having a second area that is equal to the first area.

16 . The intraocular lens of claim 14 , wherein:

the plurality of surface regions further includes a third surface region;

the first surface region having a first radius and a first area;

the second surface region extending from the first surface region to a second radius;

the second surface region having a second area that is equal to the first area;

the third surface region extending from the second surface region to a third radius corresponding to a mesopic aperture of a pupil;

the third surface region having a third area that is equal to the second area; and

the third surface region having a third dioptric power corresponding to a third focal distance.

17 . The intraocular lens of claim 14 , wherein:

the focal shift corresponds to between 45 and 75 percent of the peak performance; and

the second focal distance is offset from the first focal distance by between 1.5 and 2.5 times the focal shift.

18 . The intraocular lens of claim 14 , wherein:

the focal shift corresponds to 50 percent of the peak performance; and

the second focal distance is offset from the first focal distance by twice the focal shift.

19 . The intraocular lens of claim 14 , wherein the second focal distance is offset from the first focal distance in a myopic direction.

20 . The intraocular lens of claim 16 , wherein the second focal distance is offset from the first focal distance in a myopic direction; and

the third focal distance is offset from the first focal distance by at least the focal shift in a hyperopic direction.