An injector for injecting an intraocular lens into an eye is provided. The injector includes an optic. The optic that includes at least one lower haptic and at least one upper haptic. The injector includes a syringe body having a main portion, a cylindrical discharge portion, and a conical portion connecting the main portion to the discharge portion. A plunger moves inside the syringe body to move the lens from the main portion to the discharge portion, and out of the discharge portion. The plunger has at least two strands that move towards each other while the plunger slides inside the conical portion. When the plunger reaches the discharge portion the plunger has a profile in contact with the lens, and the profile defining at least one space to receive the at least one upper haptic of the lens.