Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same

A method of manufacturing a display apparatus, comprising:

• forming a thin film transistor on a base substrate in a display area, wherein the base substrate includes an opening area, an opening peripheral area that is around a periphery of the opening area, and the display area that is around a periphery of the opening peripheral area;
• forming a light emitting structure electrically connected to the thin film transistor;
• forming a thin film encapsulation layer on the light emitting structure;
• forming a planarization layer on the thin film encapsulation layer in the opening peripheral area;
• forming an optical module to overlap the opening area;
• and
• forming a light blocking layer on the planarization layer in the opening peripheral area to extend beyond a body portion of the optical module.

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel including a base substrate and an opening area through which light passes, a non-display area comprising an opening peripheral area that is around a periphery of the opening area, and a display area including at least one pixel, the display area being around a periphery of the opening peripheral area;
• a dam located in the opening peripheral area between a first groove on the base substrate and a plurality of second grooves spaced apart from one another on the base substrate;
• a polarizer disposed on the display panel;
• and
• a cover window disposed on the polarizer, wherein the display panel comprises a light blocking pattern disposed between the polarizer and the display panel in the opening peripheral area, the light blocking pattern being around a periphery of an opening within the opening area.