An intraocular lens (10) for implantation within an eye after cataract surgery. The intraocular lens has a haptic (16) having an elongated gently curving seating portion (16b) having a free end (16c) and a weakened (F2) portion about which such seating portion pivots. The weakened portion (F2,X,Y,Z) ...
An intraocular lens (10) suitable for use in the posterior chamber of a human eye with position-fixation legs (12, 13) suitable for individually making contact with the ciliary sulcus of the eye at two spaced points (20, 14 and 21, 16) thereof. The legs preferably are of polymethylmethacrylate with ...
Production of a chemically modified, crosslinkable,telopeptide-containing, naturally crosslinked, solubilizedcollagen from tissue obtained from a sole human donor, forimplanting in the same donor, by chemically modifying thetissue, e.g. by acylation and/or esterification, to form anautoimplantable, ...
An intraocular lens for implantation in a human eye has an optic (40) of hydrophilic material, the optic being in a contracted condition when dry, capable of expanding in response to uptake of liquid from its environment, the optic is formed to such a size and shape in its dry contracted condition t ...
The present invention provides a biologically compatible collagenous reaction product comprising ethylenically unsaturated monomerically substituted collagen, the monomeric substituents being essentially free of nitrogen, e.g., methyacrylate, styrene, polyvinyl, ethylene. The collagenous reaction pr ...
Disclosed is an artifical lens adapted for implantation in the human eye and the method for implanting such lens. The lens (1) is of pliable material so that it may be folded or curled for insertion through a minimum length incision. It has a medial optic portion (2) having a posterior concave surfa ...
A two piece introcular lens for successive insertion of the two pieces through a minimum size incision into the eye for assembly therein to form the two piece lens for implantation in the eye. The lens includes an oblong lens body receivable in an aperture (9) in a separate ring shaped tension frame ...
A surgical operating room structure having prep room, operating room and post-operative room around a central core and separated by flexible curtains. The core comprises independently movable sections each having an arm supporting an operating table which is rotatable about the core from one room to ...
