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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2010
Applicants:
Chi-chun Tsai, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brett E. Thomes, Arlington, TX (US);
Stephen J. Van Noy, Southlake, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chi-Chun Tsai, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Brett E. Thomes, Arlington, TX (US);
Stephen J. Van Noy, Southlake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an intraocular lens, an intraocular lens system and a method of producing and/or implanting the lens or system in an eye wherein at least one intraocular lens includes a coating that aids in resisting interlenticular opacification (ILO). The material of the coating is preferably hydrophilic or super-hydrophobic.