An accommodating intraocular lens assembly can include a first lens, a first stanchion, a second lens, and a second stanchion. The first lens can have a first anterior side and a first posterior side. The first stanchion can have a first distal end connected to the first lens and a first base end. The second lens can have a second anterior side and a second posterior side. The second stanchion can have a second distal end connected to the second lens and a second base end. The first lens and the second lens can move laterally relative to one another during contraction of the ciliary muscle in a vertically-extending plane containing the optic axis of the eye and substantially centered in the eye.