Intraocular Lens Case Designs

Authors

Donald S. Remer, Harvey Mudd CollegeFollow
Stephen S. Davis
Michael Bak '95, Harvey Mudd College
Ken Kalafus
Ilan Sabar
Khannan Suntharam
William Washington
Yu-Tung Wong

Student Co-author

HMC Undergraduate

Document Type

Article

Department

Engineering (HMC)

Publication Date

1996

Abstract

IOLAB Corporation makes two types of intraocular lenses for the replacement of cataracts: one from polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and a newer one from silicone. IOLAB ships the lens to the doctor in a two-piece case made from polycarbonate. At a price of $0.53 per case, IOLAB spends about $270,000 per year on lens cases (based on 1994 purchases of 500,000 cases). IOLAB asked us to reduce the cost of the existing lens case and to design a new case to protect and fold the silicone lens. We designed three items.

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© 1996 American Society for Engineering Education

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Recommended Citation

Remer, D. S., S. S.Davis, M. Bak, K. Kalafus, I. Sabar, S. Khannan, W. Washington, and Y. Wong. "Intraocular Lens Case Designs." Journal of Industrial Engineering Design (1996). 3-5.