A phakic intraocular lens with improved fluid circulation...

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A61F 2/16 (2006.01)

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CA 2563348

According to a first aspect, there is provided a phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) (10) that is suitable for implantation between the iris (21) and the natural lens (20) in an eye. The PIOL (10) allows for fluid circulation between its posterior and the anterior of said natural lens (20) after implantation. The PIOL comprises a central optic part (11), a peripheral haptic part (12), and at least one penetrating channel (14). The channel(s) (14) has an anterior orifice (14a) and a posterior orifice (14b). The channel is arranged at the border of, or outside, the central optic part (11). According to a second aspect, there is provided a method of preventing glaucoma, which glaucoma is associated with implantation of a phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) (10) between the iris (21) and the native lens (20) in an eye. The method comprises the step of implanting a PIOL (10) according to the invention.

Selon une première variante, l'invention porte sur une lentille intraoculaire phakique (LIOP) (10) qui est appropriée pour être implantée entre l'iris (21) et le cristallin naturel (20) de l'oeil. La LIOP (10) permet la circulation d'un fluide entre la partie postérieure et la partie antérieure de du cristallin naturel (20) après implantation. La LIOP comprend une partie optique centrale (11), une partie haptique périphérique (12) et au moins un canal de pénétration (14). Le/les canal/canaux (14) a/ont un orifice antérieur (14a) et un orifice postérieur (14b). Le canal se trouve à la limite, ou à l'extérieur, de la partie haptique centrale (11). Selon une seconde variante, l'invention porte sur une méthode de prévention du glaucome, ledit glaucome étant associé à l'implantation d'une lentille intraoculaire phakique (LIOP) (10) entre l'iris (21) et le cristallin naturel (20) de l'oeil. La méthode consiste à implanter une LIOP (10) de l'invention.

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