An ophthalmic lens in form of a contact lens, an intraocular lens, a corneal onlay and/or a corneal inlay, comprising: an optical zone comprising: at least one primary area (12, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501) with at least one primary optical power; at least two secondary areas comprising: a first secondary area (102, 202, 302, 402, 502) with a first optical power and a second secondary area (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) with a second optical power; characterized in that the at least one primary area is located between the first secondary area and the second secondary area and wherein at least one of the first secondary area and the second secondary area is located centrally to the at least one primary area, and the first and second optical powers are more positive than the at least one primary optical power; and wherein there is a first monotonic power transition (104, 204, 304, 404, 504) from the at least one primary optical power to the first optical power having at least a first step (106, 206, 306, 406, 506) and a second monotonic power transition (104, 205, 305, 405, 505) from the at least one primary optical power to the second optical power having at least a second step (107, 207, 307, 407, 507), the steps not including the at least one primary area and the first and second secondary areas, and wherein for at least one of the first step and the second step, the magnitude of the rate of change of the monotonic power transitions decreases at the junction before the step and then increases at the junction after the step. an optical zone comprising: at least one primary area (12, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501) with at least one primary optical power; at least two secondary areas comprising: a first secondary area (102, 202, 302, 402, 502) with a first optical power and a second secondary area (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) with a second optical power; at least one primary area (12, 101, 201, 301, 401, 501) with at least one primary optical power; at least two secondary areas comprising: a first secondary area (102, 202, 302, 402, 502) with a first optical power and a second secondary area (103, 203, 303, 403, 503) with a second optical power; characterized in that the at least one primary area is located between the first secondary area and the second secondary area and wherein at least one of the first secondary area and the second secondary area is located centrally to the at least one primary area, and the first and second optical powers are more positive than the at least one primary optical power; and wherein there is a first monotonic power transition (104, 204, 304, 404, 504) from the at least one primary optical power to the first optical power having at least a first step (106, 206, 306, 406, 506) and a second monotonic power transition (104, 205, 305, 405, 505) from the at least one primary optical power to the second optical power having at least a second step (107, 207, 307, 407, 507), the steps not including the at least one primary area and the first and second secondary areas, and wherein for at least one of the first step and the second step, the magnitude of the rate of change of the monotonic power transitions decreases at the junction before the step and then increases at the junction after the step. the at least one primary area is located between the first secondary area and the second secondary area and wherein at least one of the first secondary area and the second secondary area is located centrally to the at least one primary area, and the first and second optical powers are more positive than the at least one primary optical power; and wherein there is a first monotonic power transition (104, 204, 304, 404, 504) from the at least one primary optical power to the first optical power having at least a first step (106, 206, 306, 406, 506) and a second monotonic power transition (104, 205, 305, 405, 505) from the at least one primary optical power to the second optical power having at least a second step (107, 207, 307, 407, 507), the steps not including the at least one primary area and the first and second secondary areas, and wherein for at least one of the first step and the second step, the magnitude of the rate of change of the monotonic power transitions decreases at the junction before the step and then increases at the junction after the step.