Apparatus, system, and method for providing an optical filter for an implantable lens

Abstract

An apparatus, system and method for providing an optical filter for an intraocular lens. The apparatus, system and method may include at least one optical filtering layer applied to at least one surface of the optic, wherein the optical filtering layer may at least partially filter light through the intraocular lens. The at least one optical filtering layer may include different types of optical filters including a neutral density filter, a chromatic filter, a photochromatic filter, and a polarizing filter. These filters may be used to reduce the transmission of light through the intraocular lens.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 61 / 775,145 filed on Mar. 8, 2013, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The instant disclosure relates to implantable lenses, and, more particularly, to an apparatus, system and method for providing an optical filter for an implantable lens.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Surgery on the human eye has become commonplace in recent years. Many patients pursue eye surgery as an elective procedure, such as to avoid the use of contacts or glasses, and other patients may find it necessary to pursue surgery to correct an adverse condition in the eye. Such adverse conditions may include, for example, cataracts or presbyopia, as well as other conditions known to those skilled in the art that may negatively affect elements of the eye. For example, a cataract may increase the opacity of the lens of the eye, causing impaired v...

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