Intraocular lens

Claim 1

An intraocular lens having a principal insertion axis and being useful for insertion and implantation in the anterior chamber of the aphakic eye through a surgical incision, comprising a lens body of given lateral cross-section and radially compressible self-centering means attached by staking to the lens body edge for centrally fixating the lens body comprising two bilateral opposed sets of filaments, each filament set comprising a pair of bilaterally symmetrical outwardly extending resilient filaments, each filament pair in its outward extension being aligned with the insertion axis, each filament of the respective pairs having proximal, medial and distal portions, with the filament proximal portions being generally parallel to each other and spaced apart at equal distance from the insertion axis and with the medial portions of each filament pair crossing each other at an intersection, the distal portions being configured when implanted for extensive matching engagement with the respective eye angle, the lateral dimensions of each filament pair being substantially matched with respect to the lateral dimension of the lens body whereby both lens body and its centering means can be freely inserted along the insertion axis through the surgical incision, the filaments being substantially identical in size, shape and resiliency such that the lens when implanted has uniform quadrilateral support.