Optical implant and methods of implantation

An apparatus for implantation in an eye, the apparatus comprising:

• a lens body for providing vision correction for a patient, said lens body having a central aperture and at least one haptic extending from said lens body, and said lens body is configured as one of:
• a diffractive lens or a refractive lens;
• wherein said central aperture has a form of a circular hole extending fully through said lens body when said apparatus is implanted in the eye;
• wherein said central aperture includes an insert received within said central aperture, said insert having a predetermined shape before placement in said lens body and the same predetermined shape after placement in said lens body;
• wherein said lens body is formed from a substantially transparent material and said central aperture includes a darkened perimeter;
• and
• said darkened perimeter of said central aperture being formed by a darkened wall of said insert extending through said lens body from an anterior surface to a posterior surface of said lens body, said insert having an anterior peripheral edge where said darkened wall adjoins said anterior surface of said lens body and a posterior peripheral edge where said darkened wall adjoins said posterior surface of said lens body, and said central aperture defining a void space within a central portion of said insert.