Intraocular lens

Details Intraocular lens Intraocular lens

1977-06-15

1979-07-03

Frinks, Ronald L.

A61F 116, A61F 124

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041595467

ABSTRACT:
An improved intraocular lens comprises a plastic lens body and a plurality of flexible and memory retaining non-biodegradable strands, each strand having one end secured to the lens body and the opposite end unsecured. Preferably, the strands are composed of polypropylene. In cataract surgery, following either intra or extra capsular extraction, the lens of the invention is implanted in the posterior chamber.

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patent: 3906551 (1975-09-01), Otter
patent: 3925825 (1975-12-01), Richards et al.
patent: 4014049 (1977-03-01), Richards et al.
patent: 4080709 (1978-03-01), Poler
Intraocular Lenses and Implants (book) by Peter Choyce, London, H. K. Lewis & Co., Ltd., 1964, pp. 13-15.

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