Contact lens package and storage case, holder, and system and method of making and using

Abstract

A contact lens package that is reusable as a case to store a contact lens between uses includes a bottom member having a well with an inside generally concave shape, and a wall rising above the well and ending in a top rim defining an opening; a temporary seal comprising a moisture-proof film sealed across the top rim to seal the opening, thus defining a volume within the package, the volume containing a contact lens and contact lens fluid; and a cap secured to the bottom member covering the temporary seal, the cap being removable to give access to the temporary seal and replaceable on the bottom member thereafter to provide storage of the contact lens between uses thereof. The contact lens package and storage case can be used as part of a system having a generally flat base member with two receptacles and indicia identifying one of the receptacles as being for a left eye contact lens package and the other of the receptacles as being for a right eye contact lens package; and a plurality of contact lens packages each comprising: a bottom member configured to be received by one of said receptacles and held securely onto the base; a cap secured to the bottom member to enclose a volume; and a contact lens and contact lens fluid within the volume; wherein the plurality of contact lens packages include a generally equal plural number of packages containing a contact lens to be used in the left eye of a contact lens wearer and packages containing a contact lens to be used in the right eye of a contact lens wearer.

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