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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2020
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventor:
Terah Whiting Smiley, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/1624 (2013.01); A61F 2/1605 (2015.04); A61F 2/1635 (2013.01); A61F 2/1659 (2013.01); A61L 27/44 (2013.01); A61L 27/443 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61F 2002/169 (2015.04); A61F 2002/1681 (2013.01); A61F 2002/16901 (2015.04); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61L 2300/204 (2013.01); A61L 2300/442 (2013.01); A61L 2430/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of adjusting intraocular lenses post-operatively. In one embodiment, an adjustable intraocular lens can comprise an optic portion and a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion can comprise a composite material comprising an energy absorbing constituent and a plurality of expandable components. A base power of the optic portion can be configured to change in response to an external energy directed at the composite material.