Contact lens cleaning and storage composition

An aqueous water-nonabsorptive contact lens cleaning and storage solution consisting essentially of (1) an anionic surface active agent, (2) a non-ionic surface active agent, and (3) a compound selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides and derivatives thereof, the ratio of the component (1) to the component (2) being from about 32:68 to about 94:6 by weight, the total concentration of the components (1) and (2) being from about 0.05 to about 4.5% by weight, the concentration of the component (3) being from 0.01 to 10% by weight, and said solution having a pH of 4.8 to 8.5,

• wherein the anionic surface active agent is selected from the group consisting of a sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, a sodium alpha-olefin sulfonate, a sodium polyoxyethylene alkylether sulfates, a sodium alkyloylmethyltaurinate, a sodium alkyloylsarcosinate, a sodium polyoxyethylene alkylether phosphate, a sodium di(polyexythylene alkylether)phosphate, and a sodium polyoxyethylene alkylphenylether sulfate;
• and
• wherein the non-ionic surface active agent is selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene higher fatty acid ester, a higher fatty acid ester with a polyoxyalkylene-polyoxyethylene copolymer;
• a higher fatty acid ester with a polyhydric alcohol;
• a higher fatty acid ester with a polyoxyethylene polyhydric alcohol including polyoxyethylene glyceryl fatty acid esters and polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters;
• a polyglycerin fatty acid ester;
• a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether;
• a polyglycerin ether with an alcohol;
• a polyoxyethylene fatty acid amide;
• a polyoxyethylene alkylamine;
• a polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether;
• a condensate of polyoxyethylene alkylphenol ether with formaldehyde;
• a polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer;
• a phosphate, a polyethyleneglycol adduct of one of a hydrogenated castor oil, castor oil and sterol;
• and a polyoxyethylene sorbian fatty acid ester.