A security substrate, comprising: a polymer substrate having first and second surfaces; an array of focussing elements in the form of a surface relief across a first region of the polymer substrate, the surface relief being defined in the surface of a transparent base layer , wherein the transparent base layer comprises either the polymer substrate or a layer disposed thereon; an optical adjustment layer disposed on the transparent base layer across a second region of the polymer substrate, which second region includes at least the first region, the optical adjustment layer having a first surface in contact with the surface relief of the transparent base layer and an opposing second surface having a profile which is not operative to focus visible light, the optical adjustment layer comprising a first transparent material extending across a first sub-region of the array of focussing elements, the first sub-region comprising all or only part of the first region, the first transparent material having a refractive index different from that of the transparent base layer, whereby the focussing element(s) in the first sub-region of the array are functional focussing element(s); and characterised by at least one first masking layer, comprising a reflective and/or non-transparent material, disposed over the optical adjustment layer across a third region of the polymer substrate, the third region defining at least one gap in the first masking layer(s) which gap includes at least part of the first sub-region, such that functional focusing elements of the array are revealed through the at least one gap. a polymer substrate having first and second surfaces; an array of focussing elements in the form of a surface relief across a first region of the polymer substrate, the surface relief being defined in the surface of a transparent base layer , wherein the transparent base layer comprises either the polymer substrate or a layer disposed thereon; an optical adjustment layer disposed on the transparent base layer across a second region of the polymer substrate, which second region includes at least the first region, the optical adjustment layer having a first surface in contact with the surface relief of the transparent base layer and an opposing second surface having a profile which is not operative to focus visible light, the optical adjustment layer comprising a first transparent material extending across a first sub-region of the array of focussing elements, the first sub-region comprising all or only part of the first region, the first transparent material having a refractive index different from that of the transparent base layer, whereby the focussing element(s) in the first sub-region of the array are functional focussing element(s); and characterised by at least one first masking layer, comprising a reflective and/or non-transparent material, disposed over the optical adjustment layer across a third region of the polymer substrate, the third region defining at least one gap in the first masking layer(s) which gap includes at least part of the first sub-region, such that functional focusing elements of the array are revealed through the at least one gap. <EOS>