inserting an end of the haptic into the hole aiming a laser which emits radiation within the visible spectrum which is matched to the absorption spectrum of the haptic at a portion of the haptic within the hole and firing the laser so that the radiation passes through the optic essentially without absorption and is absorbed by the haptic thereby causing the haptic to swell an amount sufficient to mechanically anchor the end of the haptic within the optic application_number US 38231695 A description as can be seen in fig1 and 2 iol i includes an optic 10 and at least one haptic 20 as illustrated in fig4 25 haptics 20 may be configured in any of a number of ways and the optic 10 may have any of a number of closed curve shapes such as a circle an oval or an ellipse although several suitable optics 10 and haptics 20 configurations are illustrated in fig1 and 4 25 other suitable shapes sizes and configurations may also be used optic 10 has anterior face 13 posterior face 15 and peripheral edge 17 optic 10 may be made of any suitable biocompatible material such as pmma polycarbonate hydrogel silicone or acrylic materials such as those described in u s pat no 5 290 892 namdaran and u s pat no 5 331 073 weinschenk iii et al the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference optic 10 is preferably between 4 50 millimeters mm and 7 00 mm across haptics 20 are formed separately from optic 10 by injection molding extrusion thermal drawing or any other suitable method haptic 20 may be of any suitable cross sectional shape such as round as illustrated in fig2 and 27 rectangular with.