An intraocular implant including a lens and a shell component. The shell component
includes a shell peripheral wall encompassing a shell inner volume for protectively
enclosing the lens and allowing the latter to move therein between lens accommodating
positions. The lens is pivotable within the shell inner volume between a lens first
position wherein the lens is in a substantially proximal relationship relative
to a shell wall first segment and a lens second position wherein the lens is in
a substantially proximal relationship relative to a shell wall second segment.
In one embodiment of the invention, the lens peripheral edge defines a lens edge
pivot portion and the shell segment joining edge defines a corresponding shell
edge pivot portion, the lens and shell edge pivot portion being complementarily
configured and sized so that when the lens abuttingly rests against the peripheral
wall inner surface, the lens and shell edge pivot portions interact with each other
for allowing the lens to pivot between the lens first and second positions.
In another embodiment of the invention, the lens is pivotally suspended within
the shell component for pivotal movement between the lens first and second position.
In both embodiments, the lens may also pivot to a lens intermediate position in
a spaced relationship relative to both the the shell wall first and second segments.
