Werblin Research & Development Corp.

Emmetropia, Inc.

Nestle S.a.

Physician Hospital Services, LLC

Theodore P Werblin

Tadmor Shalon

Anilbhai S Patel

James E Roberts

A multi-component intraocular lens implanted in an optical system of a human eye, includes one or more removable components. One component acts as a base lens and another component acts as the front lens. A front lens formed from two integral optical portions may be milled with tabs to establish an axial orientation of the front lens. The front lens may have a different diameter than the base lens. The base lens may have sharp or angled edges and the front lens may have rounded edges. Non-optical portions of the intraocular lens system may be manufactured from a material that is capable of releasing a pharmacological agent. A flange may be fused with the base lens to allow the front lens to engage with the base lens.

Intraocular lens system

A multi-component intraocular lens implanted in an optical system of a human eye includes one or more removable components, each component being foldable. One component acts as a base lens, including a flange with an aperture. Another component acts as a mid lens, including a tab which engages the aperture. A third component acts as a top lens, which engages the mid lens. Because the lens components are foldable, they may be inserted into the eye using an incision smaller than the diameter of the unfolded lens. The removable components may be used to correct various medical conditions of the eye, as well as to improve and enhance vision, and for cosmetic purposes.

The present invention discloses a multi-component intraocular lens implanted in an optical system of a human eye, including one or more foldable removable components, each component being foldable. One component acts as a base lens, including a flange with a slot. Another component acts is an optical assembly that may include a top lens joined to or integrated with a mid lens. The top lens, the mid lens or the optical assembly may include at least one projection that engages the slot of the base lens. The top and mid lenses are manufactured from a material having adhesive properties, wherein the top and mid lenses adhere to each other free of any material or substance being present therebetween.

A multi-component intraocular lens implanted in an optical system of a human eye, including one or more foldable removable components, each component being foldable. One component acts as a base lens, including a flange with a slot. Another component acts an optical assembly that may include a top lens joined to or integrated with a mid lens. The top lens, the mid lens or the optical assembly may include at least one projection that engages the slot of the base lens. A medical adhesive may be applied to an outer circumferential surface of the top lens to join the top lens to the mid lens or may be applied to a top surface of the top lens opposing a bottom surface of the mid lens.

A method and system whereby one or more physicians work with a hospital to create savings and are compensated in a manner that is legal and acceptable to the United States Office of Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Department (OIG). In one example, a physician is paid to help implement cost-saving measures by the hospital or a consultant to the hospital under a personal service contract based upon an OIG safe harbor provision. In another example, the hospital can compensate physicians of its choosing for otherwise uncompensated services under the same safe harbor provision. Projected savings can be taken into consideration by the hospital when it determines how much it can afford to pay to physicians, although payments are made irrespective of whether projected savings are realized.

Method and system for implementing and tracking cost-saving measures in hospitals and compensating physicians

A method of correcting optical aberrations and abnormalities within the optical system of an eye having an intraocular lens implanted therein. The method includes the step of measuring and determining the extent of the aberrations and abnormalities. Removing at least one removable component of the intraocular lens. Modifying at least one surface of the removable component to eliminate or correct the aberrations and abnormalities. Reinserting the modified removable component within the intraocular lens in the optical system through a same wound formed to originally implant the intraocular lens.

Modified intraocular lens and method of correcting optical aberrations therein

The compound intraocular lens ('CIOL') of the present invention includes a preexisting lens within the eye (which can be either of the crystalline lens of the eye, a conventional IOL or a base lens of a multi-component IOL) used as a platform for support (i.e., the 'support lens') a cap situated on the support lens, and a sandwich lens which is sandwiched between the support lens and the cap lens. Utilizing a pre-existing implanted IOL or the crystalline lens of the eye, a surgeon can modify a patient's vision characteristics merely by utilizing the cap and sandwich lenses in conjunction with the pre-existing implanted IOL or the crystalline lens of the eye. The CIOL has several enhanced features: (1) it can be configured as a monofocal, multi-focal, tri-focal or bifocal optical system; (2) it can be configured to correct astigmatism, if desired; (3) it can be comprised of ultraviolet light-absorbing material; (4) it can be comprised of tinted materials if desired; and (5) the components may be comprised of chemically-treated materials to decrease their cellular reactivity.

Compound intraocular lens

The multi-component intraocular lens for an eye includes a base intraocular lens, a cap situated on the base lens, a plurality of flanges for attaching the cap on the base lens, at least one sandwiched lens which is sandwiched between the base intraocular lens and the cap, and a plurality of projections holding the multi-component intraocular lens in place in the eye, wherein the base intraocular lens forms a platform on which to place the other components and the cap forms an enclosure holding the sandwiched lens in a desired position.

Multi-component intraocular lens

A lens for implantation into the cornea of the eye for providing correction for myopia and myopia with accompanying astigmatism wherein a corneal cap section is removed and an implant bed is created to receive the intracorneal lens. The intracorneal lens is formed of a hydrogel type material or other material highly compatible with corneal physiology. In the range of lens powers of approximately -1.0 diopters to -30.0 diopters, the posterior radius of curvature conforms to the receiving surface of the lamellar bed of the cornea and the anterior surface has the radius of curvature necessary to provide the desired lens power for achieving the desired change in the refractive power of the cornea. The lens includes a peripheral transitional zone to join the anterior surface and posterior surface to allow the lens to be implanted onto the corneal bed and to allow for a smooth overlay of the replaced corneal cap section.

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Theodore P Werblin