The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a segmented optical structure (100), comprising at least the steps consisting in:a) providing a substrate (1) having microwalls (2) on one of the faces (3) of said substrate, which microwalls form, when the substrate (1) is observed along an axis (X) perpendicular to said face, a plurality of concentric recesses (5);b) depositing at least one material (10; 10a; 10b; 10c) in at least one recess (5);c) bringing at least one part of the upper surface (11) of the material (10; 10a; 10b; 10c) deposited in step b) into contact with at least one liquid medium (30) which is capable of dissolving said material (10; 10a; 10b; 10c) and is substantially inert with respect to the microwalls (2) and to the substrate (1); andd) imposing a centrifugal force on the liquid medium (30) deposited in step c) so as to modify the distribution thereof on the upper surface (11) of the material (10; 10a; 10b; 10c) deposited during step b),the amount of liquid medium (30) used during step c) enabling the material deposited during step b) to be partially dissolved.