Lens element

A mold for a lens element comprising having a plurality of optical elements having a targeted optical function, comprising:

• a first molding element having a first surface, the first surface having a first curvature and comprising a plurality of first surfacic elements having a curvature substantially identical to the first curvature and a plurality of second surfacic elements having at least a second curvature that differs from the first, the first surfacic elements being respectively independent island-shaped elements;
• a second molding element having a second surface;
• and
• a gasket having an inner and an outer surface,
• wherein the first surface of the first molding element, the second surface of the second element, and the inner surface of the gasket form a molding cavity in which a molding material is to be filled, and
• wherein the lens element further includes a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for an eye of a wearer, and at least two optical elements of the plurality of optical elements having an optical function of not focusing an image on a retina of the eye of the wearer, wherein the refraction area includes a plurality of respectively independent island-shaped areas, the refraction area is formed as an area other than the at least two optical elements, and each refraction island shape area is within one optical element, wherein the optical elements are positioned on a structured mesh being a squared mesh or a hexagonal mesh or a triangle mesh or an octagonal mesh.

A method of machining a lens element intended to be worn in front of an eye of a wearer, comprising:

• providing an initial lens element having at least one support surface including at least two optical elements having an optical function of not focusing an image on a retina of the eye of the wearer;
• and
• machining at least part of the at least optical elements to have over part of the optical elements surfaces a surface parallel to the support surface,
• wherein the lens element further includes a refraction area having a refractive power based on a prescription for said eye of the wearer, and at least two optical elements having the optical function of not focusing an image on the retina of the eye of the wearer, wherein the refraction area includes a plurality of respectively independent island-shaped areas, the refraction area is formed as an area other than the at least two optical elements, and each refraction island shape area is within one optical element, wherein the optical elements are positioned on a structured mesh being a squared mesh or a hexagonal mesh or a triangle mesh or an octagonal mesh.