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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Stephen Q. Zhou, Irvine, CA (US);
Igor Valyunin, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Medennium, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A phakic refractive lens which conforms to the structure of the eye, particularly to the ciliary sulcus, is disclosed. This lens minimizes stresses of the lens on the interior structure of the eye and eliminates excessive vaulting of the lens which tends to deform the shape of the eye and/or structures in the eye. The lenses comprise an optical body and at least one haptic body. The haptic body(ies) is made up of a first portion adjacent to the optical body, a second portion which extends outwardly from the first haptic portion, and a transition zone between the first and second haptic portions (for example, a groove or score line in the lens surface) which permits the second haptic portion to conform to the shape of the ciliary sulcus of the eye.