Accommodating multifocal intraocular lens

Abstract

Intraocular lenses include a lens body sized and adapted for placement in a mammalian eye and having a plurality of different optical powers, and a movement assembly joined to the lens body and adapted to cooperate with the mammalian eye to effect accommodating movement of the lens body in the eye. Such intraocular lenses provide enhanced accommodation relative to the accommodation attainable using a single optical power IOL adapted for accommodating movement.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An intraocular lens comprising: 
 a lens body sized and adapted for placement in a mammalian eye, and having a plurality of different optical powers; and    a movement assembly joined to the lens body and adapted to cooperate with the mammalian eye to effect accommodating movement of the lens body in the eye.    
     
     
         2 . The intraocular lens of  claim 1  wherein the lens body has a first optical power for near vision and a second optical power for far vision.  
     
     
         3 . The intraocular lens of  claim 2  wherein the lens body has a third optical power intermediate between the first and second optical powers.  
     
     
         4 . The intraocular lens of  claim 1  wherein the lens body includes a plurality of different regions each having an optical power.  
     
     
         5 . The intraocular lens of  claim 1  wherein the movement assembly comprises at least one biasing member coupled to the lens body.  
     
     
         6 . The intraocular lens of  claim 5  wherein the biasing member comprises a spring member.  
     
     
         7 . The intraocular lens of  claim 1  wherein the lens body includes a plurality of annular regions extending radially outwardly from the central axis of the lens body.  
     
     
         8 . The intraocular lens of  claim 7  wherein the movement assembly comprises at least one biasing member coupled to the lens body.  
     
     
         9 . The intraocular lens of  claim 1  wherein the movement assembly is adapted to cooperate with the ciliary muscle and/or the zonules of the mammalian eye and/or with the vitreous pressure in the eye to effect accommodating movement of the lens body in the eye.  
     
     
         10 . The intraocular lens of  claim 9  wherein the movement assembly is adapted to cooperate with the ciliary muscle to move the lens body toward a first position relative to the retina of the eye when the ciliary muscle is relaxed and toward a different second position relative to the retina of the eye when the ciliary muscle is contracted.  
     
     
         11 . The intraocular lens of  claim 10  wherein the second position of the lens body enhances near vision.  
     
     
         12 . The intraocular lens of  claim 10  wherein the movement assembly comprises at least one biasing member coupled to the lens body.  
     
     
         13 . The intraocular lens of  claim 1  wherein the movement assembly comprises at least one fixation member including a proximal end region coupled to the lens body and distal end region extending away from the lens body and adapted to contact a capsular bag of the mammalian eye.  
     
     
         14 . The intraocular lens of  claim 7  wherein the movement assembly comprises at least one fixation member including a proximal end region coupled to the lens body and distal end region extending away from the lens body and adapted to contact a capsular bag of the mammalian eye.  
     
     
         15 . The intraocular lens of  claim 10  wherein the movement assembly comprises at least one fixation member including a proximal end region coupled to the lens body and distal end region extending away from the lens body and adapted to contact a capsular bag of the mammalian eye.  
     
     
         16 . A combination comprising: 
 a lens body sized and adapted for placement in a mammalian eye, and having a plurality of different optical powers;    a movement assembly joined to the lens body and adapted to cooperate with the mammalian eye to effect accommodating movement of the lens body in the eye; and    a lens element adapted for implantation in a capsular bag of the eye.    
     
     
         17 . The combination of  claim 16  wherein the lens element is adapted for implantation in a substantially fixed position in the capsular bag of the eve.  
     
     
         18 . The combination of  claim 16  wherein the lens element is adapted to reduce cell growth in the capsular bag of the mammalian eye.  
     
     
         19 . The combination of  claim 15  wherein the lens element has a single optical power.  
     
     
         20 . The combination of claim,  15  wherein both the lens body and the lens element are adapted for implantation in the capsular bag of the mammalian eye with the lens body being located anterior of the lens element.