Patent ID: 8792190

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a lens comprising a lens portion, the method comprising: (a) providing a substrate comprising a recess, which defines a hole extending from a first surface of the substrate to a second surface of the substrate; (b) arranging the substrate and a first mold in contact with each other such that the substrate's recess and the first mold are aligned, wherein the first mold comprises a portion shaped in accordance with a first desired lens surface; (c) applying a sacrificial material to the substrate, into the recess and into the first mold, the sacrificial material comprising a shape in accordance with the first desired lens surface; (d) curing the sacrificial material; (e) removing the first mold; (f) applying a lens material to the substrate and to the sacrificial material so that the lens material comprises a shape in accordance with the first desired lens surface; and (g) removing the sacrificial material to provide the lens portion.