Container for accommodating an ophthalmic lens during a lens treatment process

A container (1) for accommodating an ophthalmic lens during a lens treatment process, the container having a longitudinal axis (12) and comprising a containment portion (2), a mounting portion (3), and a retaining element (4),

• wherein the containment portion (2) comprises a tubular section (21) and a bottom (22) arranged at one longitudinal end of the tubular section (21) of the containment portion (2), the bottom (22) protruding convexly towards the outside at one end of the tubular section (21) to form a bottom end of the container (1) and being provided with a number of apertures (23, 24) enabling a free flow of a treatment liquid into and out of the containment portion (2),
• wherein the mounting portion (3) comprises a plurality of flow openings allowing a treatment liquid to flow into and out of an inner space of the mounting portion, the mounting portion further comprising an access opening (11) arranged at a longitudinal end of the mounting portion remote from the containment portion (2) to form a top end of the container (1),
• and wherein the retaining element (4) is arranged inside the mounting portion (3) at that end of the tubular section (21) of the containment portion (2) remote from the bottom (22), the retaining element (4) prohibiting the ophthalmic lens from being washed out of the containment portion (2) and further permitting access of a gripper through the access opening (11) into the containment portion (2) for insertion and removal of an ophthalmic lens,
• and wherein the mounting portion (3) extends along the longitudinal axis of the container from the access opening (11) to that end of the tubular section (21) of the containment portion (2) remote from the bottom (22) in a manner so as to enable introduction of the containment portion (2) of another such container (1) into the mounting portion (3) through the access opening (11).