Contact lens device

A device for supporting a contact lens to enable the parameters of the lens, including the curvature of the surface of the lens, to be analyzed with an optical instrument comprising:

• a base member;
• contact lens support means positioned on the base member;
• lens-engaging means for said support means, said lens-engaging means including a solid, resilient material to which a surface of a contact lens is removably adherable by slight pressure whereby the lens can be oriented in any desired plane with respect to an optical instrument without movment in relation to or disengagement from the material, said material having the further properties of being substantially dry to the touch, non-blocking and non-smearing with respect to the surface of a lens in engagement therewith and having a refractive index such that it substantially eliminates reflection from said surface of a lens;
• and, means for supporting the base member on an optical measuring instrument to enable the parameters of a lens to be analyzed.

A device for use in analyzing the parameters of a contact lens, including the curvature of the surface of the lens comprising:

• a base member having a main body portion and a contact lens support portion;
• a container detachably positioned on the lens support portion of the base member;
• a solid, resilient, elastomeric material in the container for releasably supporting a contact lens to be analyzed;
• said elastomeric material providing a dome-shaped surface to which a surface of a contact lens is removably adherable by slight pressure whereby the lens can be oriented in a vertical or horizontal plane while being analyzed, said elastomeric material being substantially dry to the touch, non-blocking and non-smearing with respect to the surface of a lens adhered thereto and having a refractive index such that it substantially eliminates reflection from said surface of the lens, a removable cover for the container for shielding the elastomeric material from contaminants, and clip means on the main body portion of the base member to enable the device to be attached to an optical measuring instrument for analyzing the parameters of a contact lens.