Patent ID: 7404637

Claim:
A corneal inlay comprising: a convex anterior surface configured to reside adjacent to a first corneal layer; a concave posterior surface configured to reside adjacent to a second corneal layer; a centrally located pinhole aperture having an outer periphery and a central axis; a peripheral portion of the corneal inlay, comprising: a structure surrounding a plurality of small holes disposed in the peripheral portion of the corneal inlay, each of said small holes configured to transmit substantially less light than the pinhole aperture, the structure comprising a material configured to prevent transmission of a substantial portion of light incident on the anterior surface, wherein the outer periphery of the pinhole aperture is separated from at least one of said small holes by a first distance and wherein the outer periphery is separated from the central axis of the pinhole aperture by a second distance, the first distance being less than the second distance.