Buoyant posterior chamber intraocular lens implant

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1985-03-19

1987-02-10

Frinks, Ronald L.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Eye prosthesis

Intraocular lens

A61F 216

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046421165

ABSTRACT:
A lens with a central optic of material denser than the aqueous humor of the eye and having a substance incorporated therein, preferably an inert gas in a bubble, of a lesser density. In one embodiment gas bubbles are incorporated in the top and bottom of an ovoid lens and in a second embodiment in an annular ridge extending outwardly from the rear surface of the lens to also space the rear surface from the posterior capsule.

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"Ovoid Optic Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens: The First One Hundred Cases" by H. M. Clayman, Am. Intra-Ocular Implant Soc. J.-vol. 8, Fall 1982, pp. 343-345.
Laseridge-Another Innovation in IOL Design from IOLAB (advertisement), 4 pages, Oct. 1983.

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