Ophthalmic devices having a degradation resistant polymer

A corneal inlay, comprising:

• an anterior surface configured to reside adjacent a first corneal layer;
• a posterior surface configured to reside adjacent a second corneal layer;
• an aperture configured to transmit light therethrough and a non-transmissive portion disposed about the aperture;
• and
• a plurality of nutrient flow paths extending at least partially between the anterior surface and the posterior surface, at least some of the nutrient flow paths having a hole entrance disposed on one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface and a hole exit disposed on one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface wherein the hole entrance and hole exit at least partially overlap to permit transmission of light, the plurality of flow paths being configured to substantially eliminate diffraction patterns visible to the patient due to the transmission of visible light through the at least some of the nutrient flow paths;
• wherein the corneal inlay comprises a highly fluorinated polymeric material in which the number of carbon-fluorine bonds equals or exceeds the number of carbon-hydrogen bonds.

An ophthalmic device, comprising:

• a mask configured to increase the depth of focus of the patient and comprising a fluorinated polymer having one or more carbon-fluorine bonds,
• the mask further comprising an aperture configured to transmit light and a portion configured to be substantially opaque to visible light and to surround at least a portion of the aperture;
• and
• a plurality of light transmissive structures in the substantially opaque portion configured to reduce the tendency of visible light that passes through the light transmissive structures to produce visible diffraction patterns.