An accommodating (re-focusable) lens system a body of which includes, upon being assembled, first and second individual lenslets having first and second optical portions sequentially disposed along an optical axis. Change in optical-power accommodation of the system is achieved by changing an applanated area of contact between the lenslets in response to force applied to the lenslets and transformed into an axial force. In specific case, the first and second lenslets form an intraocular lens (IOL) and have respective haptic portions, interlocked as a result of rotating of one lenslet with respect to another such as to bring first and second lenslets in contact at an axial point. The applanated area of contact is changed, then, in response to a radially-directed force caused by a change of distance between the interlocked ends of the haptics and transferred to the optical portions through the interlocked haptics. When installed in a natural lens capsule after the cataract extraction, the optical power of such IOL is gradually modifiable due to a change of curvature of the capsule caused by operation of a ciliary muscle.

A multi-piece IOL assembly is provided that includes a platform and an optic. The platform has an inner periphery surrounding an inner zone of the platform. The optic has an optical zone, an outer periphery and a retention mechanism disposed on the outer periphery. The optic is configured to be disposed in the inner zone of the platform and to extend to a location between the inner periphery and the outer periphery of the platform to be secured to the platform at the location. The platform can be secured to an inner periphery of the eye or can be formed into a natural lens by cutting the lens using a laser or other energy source.

An intraocular lens has an optic body, a haptic element mounted on the optic body and having a haptic curvature and a plurality of recesses on the side of the haptic element facing the optic body, a first actuator configured to reversibly change the haptic curvature of the haptic element such that the haptic element is moved away from the optic body from a rest position, a brace arm mounted on the optic body and the longitudinal brace arm end which is configured to be provided a recess when the haptic element is in the rest position, and a second actuator configured to reversibly change, with a change in a property of the second actuator, a brace arm curvature of the brace arm such that the recess in which the longitudinal brace arm end is to be provided can be adjusted with the property of the second actuator.

Provided is an eye implant having a lens sheath which is embodied for insertion in a capsular bag of an eye, is elastic, delimits a cavity in its interior and has a through hole via which the cavity is accessible from outside of the lens sheath, a plurality of reservoirs which are fastened to the lens sheath, project from the lens sheath to the outside, have an adhesive in their interior and are embodied to dispense the adhesive when pressed against the capsular bag, and at least two adapters which are fastened to the lens sheath, project from the lens sheath into the interior, and are embodied to engage with a respective haptic of an accommodative intraocular lens.

An accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) for implantation within a capsular bag of a patient's eye comprises first and second components coupled together to define an inner fluid chamber and an outer fluid reservoir. The inner region of the AIOL provides optical power with one or more of the shaped fluid within the inner fluid chamber or the shape of the first or second components. The fluid reservoir comprises a bellows region with fold(s) extending circumferentially around an optical axis of the eye. The bellows engages the lens capsule, and a compliant fold region between inner and outer bellows portions allows the profile of the AIOL to deflect when the eye accommodates for near vision. Fluid transfers between the inner fluid chamber and the outer fluid reservoir to provide optical power changes. A third lens component coupled to the first or second component provides additional optical power.

This disclosure provides ophthalmic implants such as sulcus implants which can comprise one or more drug delivery devices. Further provided herein are methods of using the drug delivery ophthalmic devices described herein for implantation into a subject's eye, e.g., into an eye's ciliary sulcus or capsular bag.

An accommodative intraocular lens includes an optic body having an optical power changing structure. There are two supporting structures disposed opposite one another about the optic body, each supporting structure configured to be connected at a distal end to a ciliary body after implantation in an eye of a patient and connected at a proximal end to the optic body. The two supporting structures are a zeroing supporting structure and an actuating supporting structure. The zeroing supporting structure is configured to not change the optical power of the optic body in an installation mode and an operation mode of the accommodative intraocular lens. An actuating supporting structure is configured to not change the optical power of the optic body in the installation mode but is configured to change the optical power of the optic body in the operation mode of the accommodative intraocular lens.

Disclosed are accommodating intraocular lenses with a variable power lens and a lens driver coupled to the variable power lens. The driver is arranged to be, at least partially, positioned in an accommodative structure of the eye, for example the sulcus of the eye or the capsular bag of the eye with the driver including a tapered flange which tapers towards its peripheral free end to provide translation of constrictive movement of the accommodative structure in an axial direction into movement onto the variable power lens in a lateral direction.

An accommodative intraocular lens includes a first lens part, a haptic, and a flexible membrane. The flexible membrane is arranged adjacent to a distal optical body surface, delimits a cavity together with the distal optical body surface and is transparent to light. A second lens part has a hollow cylinder coupled releasably to the first lens part, as a result of which the intraocular lens can be brought into a coupling state in which the second lens part is arranged on a distal side of the first lens part and the hollow cylinder is configured to deform the membrane by a longitudinal displacement of the hollow cylinder parallel to the optical axis. The hollow cylinder has on its exterior an outer face and a bearing face arranged adjacent to a proximal end of the outer face and encloses, with the outer face, an angle of less than 180°.

An accommodative intraocular lens capable of effectively exerting a focus adjustment function includes an optical portion and a plurality of support portions arranged around the optical portion. The support portion includes an anterior support portion and a posterior support portion, and the anterior support portion presses an anterior capsule and the posterior support portion presses a posterior capsule by the elastic force of the support portion. When the lens capsule is in a distance vision state or in a near vision state, as the pressing force of the anterior capsule against the anterior support portion increases or decreases, the anterior support portion deflects backward or returns forward while maintaining the radial position of the base end portion, so that the tip end portion of the anterior support portion moves backward or forward greatly while maintaining the radial position, and the optical portion moves backward or forward accordingly.