Presented is an injector (1), in particular for ejecting an intraocular lens intraocular lens for the purpose of injecting this into an eye, comprising- a longitudinal injector body (5), in which an injector piston rod can be guided in an axially displaceable manner, and- an injector nozzle (7) at a front end of the injector body (5), in the direction of which the injector piston rod can be displaced,- a displacement mechanism for pushing the injector piston rod forwards, and- an actuating element (19) for the manual actuation of the displacement mechanism,The injector (1) is characterised in that- the displacement mechanism comprises a transmission mechanism, by means of which the actuating element (19) and the injector piston rod can be placed in a articulated driving connection, and- an operating region (36) for the actuation of the actuating element (19) is formed at a longitudinal side of the injector body (5).
