Case for use in disinfecting soft contact lenses

A case for use in disinfecting soft contact lenses, comprising:

• first and second substantially planar cover members;
• first and second pairs of compartment-forming members structured to hold a pair of contact lenses in place and affixed to said first and second planar cover members respectively, said compartment-forming members comprising shielding means which present a barrier to the transmission of microwave electromagnetic radiation therethrough;
• said first pair of compartment-forming members being positioned upon engagement of said first cover member and said second cover member into opposing relationship to said second pair of compartment-forming members to thereby form a pair of contact lens-receiving compartments having interiors in fluid communication with the ambient atmosphere;
• and wherein
• said shielding means comprise a metallic sheet material having a plurality of apertures, said apertures providing fluid communication between the interior of said contact lens-receiving compartments and the ambient atmosphere, and being sufficiently small to prevent passage of microwave electromagnetic radiation into the interior of said contact lens-receiving compartments.