Small diameter corneal inlay methods

A method of manufacturing a corneal implant and implanting the corneal implant in an eye, comprising:

• manufacturing an implant body to have a meniscus shape, a diameter of approximately 2.5 mm or less, and an index of refraction of 1.376;
• creating a flap in a cornea to expose a corneal bed;
• positioning the implant body on the corneal bed;
• and
• repositioning the flap over the implant body,
• wherein repositioning the flap over the implant body causes a change in an anterior surface of the cornea due to the implant body, the anterior surface after repositioning the flap including a central region of increased curvature for near vision and an intermediate region for intermediate vision, while retaining distance vision in a region peripheral to the intermediate region.