A light emitting device (100, 200, 500, 800) comprising: - a light source (104, 204, 504, 804) coupled to an annular mounting surface, and configured to emit light in an angular distribution about an optical axis; and - a lens (102, 202, 502, 802) coupled to and located above the light source, and configured to redistribute the light emitted from the light source into a uniform light intensity distribution pattern on a light field above the light emitting device; the lens including a concave inner curved surface (112, 212, 512, 812) that faces the light source, the lens including the annular mounting surface (214, 514, 814) that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis and extends radially outward from a periphery of the concave inner surface, the lens including an outer curved surface (122, 222, 522, 822) that faces away from the light source and adjoins the annular mounting surface at the outer periphery of the annular mounting surface, the outer surface including a cylindrical portion (110, 510, 810) positioned adjacent to the annular mounting surface, such that all locations on the cylindrical portion are substantially equidistant from the optical axis, the inner curved surface and the outer curved surface being radially symmetrical with respect to the optical axis; characterized in that the annular mounting surface of the lens includes a coated annular region on which a coating is disposed, wherein the coating is configured to absorb at least a portion of the light inside the lens that strikes the coated annular region; an uncoated inner annular region between the coated annular region and the concave inner surface; and an uncoated outer annular region between the coated annular region and an outer periphery of the planar surface. - a light source (104, 204, 504, 804) coupled to an annular mounting surface, and configured to emit light in an angular distribution about an optical axis; and - a lens (102, 202, 502, 802) coupled to and located above the light source, and configured to redistribute the light emitted from the light source into a uniform light intensity distribution pattern on a light field above the light emitting device; the lens including a concave inner curved surface (112, 212, 512, 812) that faces the light source, the lens including the annular mounting surface (214, 514, 814) that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis and extends radially outward from a periphery of the concave inner surface, the lens including an outer curved surface (122, 222, 522, 822) that faces away from the light source and adjoins the annular mounting surface at the outer periphery of the annular mounting surface, the outer surface including a cylindrical portion (110, 510, 810) positioned adjacent to the annular mounting surface, such that all locations on the cylindrical portion are substantially equidistant from the optical axis, the inner curved surface and the outer curved surface being radially symmetrical with respect to the optical axis; the lens including a concave inner curved surface (112, 212, 512, 812) that faces the light source, the lens including the annular mounting surface (214, 514, 814) that is substantially orthogonal to the optical axis and extends radially outward from a periphery of the concave inner surface, the lens including an outer curved surface (122, 222, 522, 822) that faces away from the light source and adjoins the annular mounting surface at the outer periphery of the annular mounting surface, the outer surface including a cylindrical portion (110, 510, 810) positioned adjacent to the annular mounting surface, such that all locations on the cylindrical portion are substantially equidistant from the optical axis, the inner curved surface and the outer curved surface being radially symmetrical with respect to the optical axis; the annular mounting surface of the lens includes a coated annular region on which a coating is disposed, wherein the coating is configured to absorb at least a portion of the light inside the lens that strikes the coated annular region; an uncoated inner annular region between the coated annular region and the concave inner surface; and an uncoated outer annular region between the coated annular region and an outer periphery of the planar surface.