An optical lens comprising synthetic polymeric materials is disclosed. The optical lens further comprises a plurality of optical zones formed within a predetermined region of a polymeric material (PLM) having a UV absorber, said plurality of optical zones created using a lens formation method that increases the hydrophilicity of only said predetermined region of said PLM. The method comprises, generating a pulsed laser radiation output from a laser source having a wavelength selected to interact with PLM including said UV absorber, within said predetermined region of said PLM accepting said pulsed laser radiation into a numerical aperture within a microscope objective to produce a focused laser radiation output transmitting said focused laser radiation output to said predetermined region within said PLM to increase the hydrophilicity of said predetermined region of said PLM exposing said optical zones to water and allowing said predetermined region of said PLM to absorb water to form a lens within said predetermined region of said PLM.
