Container for storing at least one contact lens

Container for storing at least one contact lens, comprising a receiving means, having a side wall provided with a substantially rectangular opening providing access to a receiving space within the receiving means, a closing means for closing the opening, said closing means, comprising an inner sealing part which has to be introduced in the opening and an outer gripping part positioned, in closed position, outside the receiving space, wherein the receiving means comprises two substantially flat parallel spaced wall parts interconnected by wall joint parts, and wherein supporting means are provided to support the contact lens, the outer gripping part of the closing means being substantially rectangular, comprising two substantially parallel spaced relatively long side faces and two interconnecting relatively short side faces wherein the distance between the relatively long side faces substantially corresponds with the external distance between the wall parts, wherein the receiving means is provided near the outer gripping part of the closing means with edge parts which partially surround the outer gripping part of the closing means, and wherein the supporting means are integral with the outer gripping part.