Intraocular lens system utilizing an adhesive and method for implanting the same

   
   

A system and method for removing cataract cells inside of a lens capsule of an eye and inserting into the lens capsule an intraocular lens having an adhesive applied to at least one of its surface. Preferably, the adhesive is applied to the surface of the intraocular lens that faces the cornea of the eye. The adhesive causes the lens to adhere to an interior portion of the lens capsule, such as the remaining epithelial layer. The lens capsule conforms or shrinks around the intraocular lens, removing substantially any space between the lens capsule and the intraocular lens. Since there is no room between the lens capsule and the intraocular lens, proliferation of the remaining cells will not occur and therefore capsular opacification is eliminated or substantially reduced. Additionally, since the lens capsule and the intraocular lens are coupled together, the intraocular lens can move when ciliary body muscles contract and therefore, the focal point of the eye can change as in a normal eye.

 
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