An intraocular lens (IOL) including an anterior surface , a posterior surface and an optical axis , wherein on at least one of the anterior or posterior surfaces a diffractive profile is formed, said diffractive profile providing for - a diffractive focal point for far vision, - a diffractive focal point for intermediate vision, and - a diffractive focal point for near vision, wherein said diffractive profile corresponds to a superposition of a first partial diffractive profile and a second partial diffractive profile , wherein - the first partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for intermediate vision or with the diffractive focal point for near vision , - the second partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for far vision, and - a focal point of higher order than +n of the second partial diffractive profile coincides with the diffractive focal point for near vision, wherein each of the first and second partial diffractive profiles has plural steps with corresponding step heights, said step heights fulfilling the following condition: n < a 1 + a 2 < n + 1, wherein: • a 1 = h 1 ̅ / λ n 2 − n 1 , • a 2 = h 2 ̅ / λ n 2 − n 1 , • h 1 is the average height of the steps of the first partial diffractive profile , • h 2 is the average height of the steps of the second partial diffractive profile , • λ = 550nm, • n 2 is the refractive index of the lens material, • n 1 = 1.3345, and • n = 1 or n = 2 . wherein on at least one of the anterior or posterior surfaces a diffractive profile is formed, said diffractive profile providing for - a diffractive focal point for far vision, - a diffractive focal point for intermediate vision, and - a diffractive focal point for near vision, - a diffractive focal point for far vision, - a diffractive focal point for intermediate vision, and - a diffractive focal point for near vision, wherein said diffractive profile corresponds to a superposition of a first partial diffractive profile and a second partial diffractive profile , wherein - the first partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for intermediate vision or with the diffractive focal point for near vision , - the second partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for far vision, and - a focal point of higher order than +n of the second partial diffractive profile coincides with the diffractive focal point for near vision, - the first partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for intermediate vision or with the diffractive focal point for near vision , - the second partial diffractive profile has a focal point of order +n that coincides with the diffractive focal point for far vision, and - a focal point of higher order than +n of the second partial diffractive profile coincides with the diffractive focal point for near vision, wherein each of the first and second partial diffractive profiles has plural steps with corresponding step heights, said step heights fulfilling the following condition: n < a 1 + a 2 < n + 1, wherein: • a 1 = h 1 ̅ / λ n 2 − n 1 , • a 2 = h 2 ̅ / λ n 2 − n 1 , • h 1 is the average height of the steps of the first partial diffractive profile , • h 2 is the average height of the steps of the second partial diffractive profile , • λ = 550nm, • n 2 is the refractive index of the lens material, • n 1 = 1.3345, and • n = 1 or n = 2 . • a 1 = h 1 ̅ / λ n 2 − n 1 , • a 2 = h 2 ̅ / λ n 2 − n 1 , • h 1 is the average height of the steps of the first partial diffractive profile , • h 2 is the average height of the steps of the second partial diffractive profile , • λ = 550nm, • n 2 is the refractive index of the lens material, • n 1 = 1.3345, and • n = 1 or n = 2 . <EOS>