A TENSIONING RING FOR RESTORING THE ANTERIOR CAPSULE CENTRIPETAL FORCES LOST BY CAPSULORHEXIS AND EXEMPLARY CAPSULES CONTAINING ACCOMODATIVE INTRAOCULAR LENSES AND RESTORED BY SAME

摘要

A tensioning device for attaching to the anterior capsule of an eye, and accommodative intraocular lens systems employing the device. The tensioning device includes a biocompatible, elastically reconfigurable ring for restoring at least a portion of the anterior capsule centripetal forces lost by capsulorhexis. The tensioning device also includes a plurality of penetrators configured for attaching the ring to the anterior capsule. The plurality of penetrators is biocompatible with the eye and partially embedded in a part of the ring configured for facing the anterior capsule.