A haptic is provided for use in an accommodating intraocular lens. The haptic has multiple filaments, each connected to the edge of the optic at one end. Each filament has a shape that conforms to an equatorial region of the capsular bag. The haptic couples the forces exerted by the capsular bag of the eye during accommodation radially to the edge of the optic, produce a diametric expansion or compression of the optic. This diametric motion distorts the optic, producing a change in any or all of the anterior radius, the posterior radius, and the thickness. These changes affect the power of the lens and/or location of the image. The haptic may optionally have a thin membrane joining the filaments at the optic end, and may optionally have a connecting ring that joins the filaments at the end opposite that of the optic.

Systems, methods, and devices for inserting an intraocular lens (IOL) assembly into an eye may be provided. An example optic management system may include a housing having a first end and a second end and a first side extending between the first end and the second end. The housing may include a cavity formed in the first side of the housing and configured to accommodate an intraocular lens, wherein the cavity comprises a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion. The housing may further include a bore formed in the housing, wherein a first portion of the bore extends from the first end to the cavity. The haptic optic management system may further include a ceiling disposed on the first side of the housing. The haptic optic management system may further include arms pivotably coupled to the housing in the cavity.

A lens for implanting into an eye, which may comprise an optic having an optical axis, an optic edge defined by a first arc having a first center that is coincident with the optical axis, and a haptic junction defined by a second arc having a second center. The optical axis may be located between the second center and the second arc. A gusset may be coupled to the haptic junction, and a haptic may be coupled to the gusset. The gusset may have a thickness that increases between the haptic junction and the haptic. The optic edge may intersect the haptic junction. Additionally, or alternatively, the thickness of the gusset may increase monotonically with distance from the optical axis. In some embodiments, the thickness of the gusset may increase linearly with distance from the optical axis.

An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optic edge extending between the anterior surface and the posterior surface, the optic having an optical axis. The ophthalmic lens further includes a plurality of haptics extending from a periphery of the optic, each of the plurality of haptics including a gusset region, a distal region, and an elbow region connecting the gusset region to the distal region. The gusset region of each of the plurality of haptics extends from the periphery of the optic and spans a portion of the periphery of the optic. In addition, the gusset region of each of the plurality of haptics monotonically increases in thickness with increased distance from the periphery of the optic, while the distal region of each of the plurality of haptics monotonically decreases in thickness with increased distance from the elbow region.

Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to an intraocular drug delivery system configured for implantation into an eye of a subject. The intraocular drug delivery system can include an intraocular lens (IOL) and a drug delivery component. The IOL includes an anterior side, a posterior side opposite the anterior side, a lens bordered by an edge and a haptic extending outwardly from the edge of the lens at a lens-haptic junction. The haptic includes, at the lens-haptic junction, a relief cut on the posterior side of the IOL. The drug delivery component includes a therapeutic agent and a fixation portion having an opening configured to receive the haptic therethrough. The fixation portion is configured to be secured to the relief cut of the haptic such that outward movement of the drug delivery component relative to the lens is inhibited.

Systems, methods, and devices for inserting an intraocular lens (IOL) assembly into an eye may be provided. An example optic management system may include a housing having a first end and a second end and a first side extending between the first end and the second end. The housing may include a cavity formed in the first side of the housing and configured to accommodate an intraocular lens, wherein the cavity comprises a first end portion, a second end portion, and a central portion. The housing may further include a bore formed in the housing, wherein a first portion of the bore extends from the first end to the cavity. The haptic optic management system may further include a ceiling disposed on the first side of the housing. The haptic optic management system may further include arms pivotably coupled to the housing in the cavity.

An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optic edge extending between the anterior surface and the posterior surface, the optic having an optical axis. The ophthalmic lens further includes a plurality of haptics extending from a periphery of the optic, each of the plurality of haptics including a gusset region, a distal region, and an elbow region connecting the gusset region to the distal region. The gusset region of each of the plurality of haptics extends from the periphery of the optic and spans a portion of the periphery of the optic. In addition, the gusset region of each of the plurality of haptics monotonically increases in thickness with increased distance from the periphery of the optic, while the distal region of each of the plurality of haptics monotonically decreases in thickness with increased distance from the elbow region.

Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to an intraocular lens including an anterior side, a posterior side opposite the anterior side, a lens bordered by an edge, and a pair of haptics including a first haptic extending radially outward from the edge of the lens at a first lens-haptic junction. The first haptic includes a first outer end, a first inner end, a first posterior surface extending from the first outer end to the first inner end on the posterior side, and a first radially extending member at the first lens-haptic junction that connects the first haptic to the edge of the lens. The first radially extending member includes a first relief cut on the posterior side that is anterior positioned relative to a posterior edge surface of the edge of the lens and the first posterior surface of the first haptic.

Disclosed are apparatus and methods for 3D printing intraocular lens components, intraocular lens formulations suitable for 3D printing, and 3D-printed intraocular lens components. In one aspect, the intraocular lens formulation can comprise a plurality of monomers, a crosslinkable polymer comprising the plurality of monomers, a crosslinker, and a photoinitiator. Also disclosed is a 3D printer for printing an intraocular lens component. The 3D printer can comprise a reservoir configured to contain an intraocular lens formulation, a build platform comprising a build surface configured to be initially in fluid contact with the intraocular lens formulation within the reservoir, a light source configured to generate a light, and at least one of a mirror and a projection optic configured to direct the light generated by the light source at the intraocular lens formulation within the reservoir to cure and form one layer of the intraocular lens component on the build surface.