Intraocular lens

Claim 1

An intraocular insert suitable for use as an artificial lens implant in the anterior chamber of a human eye, the anterior chamber having a circumferentially extending groove between the scleral spur and the iris of the eye, the insert comprising: an optic sized to focus light through the pupil of the eye and having a generally round peripheral edge with a first radius of curvature and defining a frontal plane which intersects the entire peripheral edge of the optic; three identically shaped haptics integrally formed with and extending at an acute angle from the peripheral edge of the optic at three circumferentially equi-distant spaced locations around the optic, each haptic having an inward second radius of curvature larger than the first radius of curvature and extending at an angle relative to the front plane for overlying the iris when inserted into the eye; and three generally flat, rounded pods, each connected to the distal end of a corresponding one of the haptics and positioned on the radially outward side of the corresponding haptic in a plane generally parallel to the frontal plane so that upon radially inwardly compressing the haptics, the insert can be implanted into the anterior chamber of the eye and the pods will overlie the iris with portions of the outer edges thereof seated in the groove between the scleral spur and the iris to thereby firmly position the optic over the pupil of the eye.