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Ernesto E Blanco

David Bruce Miller

H Winston Maue

William D Richards

John C Meade

Albert J Sesona

Gilbert B Wilshire

Neil Adam Gershenfeld

Samir A Nayfeh

Philip R Lichtman

Scott E Blackburn

Mohammad Saberan

Eric J Krupp

Peter F Thompson

Andrew Benjamin Lippman

Irving Anders

Michael Maass

Thomas W Mix

John R Sims

Jeremy A Levitan

Thomas J Fowler

Eugene S Dudash

Eric A Partington

David B Gernes

Bruce Anders

Randall Thompson, Jr

Greg Fraley

Kenneth A Pasch

Richard A Clark

Mara B Ignatius

Josue Sznitman

Joshua A Goldwitz

Sofy Tarud

Pascal R Chesnais

Rosina Samadani

Phyllis K Kristal

Nicole Poponea

Maria L Hernandez

Norman Rosskothen

Justin W Raade

Liem T Vu

Patrick A Petri

Catherine J Anderson

Gordon C Vineyard

Amy W Cai

Daniel Sandoval

Jeehan S Faiz

Donald R Wybenga

Robert E Lopez

Erick Rios

James W Winkleman

Anne M Schreiter

Luke Massery

Mario Montoya

William Schnorr

Pablo Tribin

Shelly K Entner

Rory Patrick Pheiffer

Luis Otero

Mercedes Castelo

Chun Hua Zheng

Gabriel Estrada

A method and apparatus for increasing the depth of focus of the human eye is comprised of a lens body, an optic in the lens body configured to produce light interference, and a pinhole-like optical aperture substantially in the center of the optic. The optic may be configured to produce light scattering or composed of a light reflective material. Alternatively, the optic may increase the depth of focus via a combination of light interference, light scattering, light reflection and/or light absorption. The optic may also be configured as a series of concentric circles, a weave, a pattern of particles, or a pattern of curvatures. One method involves screening a patient for an ophthalmic lens using a pinhole screening device in the lens to increase the patient's depth of focus. Another method comprises surgically implanting a mask in the patient's eye to increase the depth of focus.

System and method for increasing the depth of focus of the human eye

Double-cone sphincter introducer assembly and integrated valve assembly

Trocar and trocar actuation mechanism

Combined seal and valve assembly

Insufflation needle

An intraocular lens arrangement having positive or negative lens with a frame that extends from the lens to provide diametrically opposed upper and lower frame sections. A first lens linkage has its first end attached to the upper frame section with at least two points of contact with the upper frame section. A second lens linkage has its first end attached to the lower frame section with at least two points of contact with the lower frame section. A second end of said first lens linkage and a second end of the second lens linkage are attached to a sulcus or zonule member to provide relatively large movement of the lens with a small movement of the ciliary muscle during accomodation response of the eye, and wherein the movements during the accommodation response are along the optical axis of the eye and are controlled in order to improve the image on the retina of objects viewed by the eye over a wide range of distances. The lens is preferably a positive lens with the appropriate frame. The haptics that connect the frame to the sulcus member is at least two pairs of haptics or alternatively a pair of single curved haptics that each have a sulcus connecting member. The intraocular lens cand contain a positive lens as note above along with a negative lens.

Accommodating intraocular lens

Safety trocar with progressive cutting tip guards and gas jet tissue deflector

Tip portion of an infusor

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Belmont, MA, United States of America

Ernesto E Blanco