Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Eye prosthesis – Intraocular lens
Patent
1986-11-03
1988-06-28
Frinks, Ronald L.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Eye prosthesis
Intraocular lens
A61F 216
Patent
active
047536535
ABSTRACT:
A bifocal intraocular lens (20) for use as an artificial lens implant is disclosed. The bifocal intraocular lens (20) includes a lens body (21) having a chord (20b) and also having first and second relatively rigid members (24) and (30). The first section (24) is positioned on one side of the chord (20b) and the second section (30) is positioned on the other side of the chord (20b). The first section (24) has a focal length and the second section (30) has a focal length different from the focal length of the first section (24). Three embodiments of the bifocal intraocular lens (20, 50 and 80) are disclosed.
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Bissonette Noel G.
Heyman Thomas M.
Hogan Harold H.
Frinks Ronald L.
Precision-Cosmet Co., Inc.
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