Contact lens inserter/remover

A contact lens inserter/remover, comprising, in combination:

• a tubular casing having an interior chamber of a cylindrical configuration with a concave lower first end and a planar open second upper end;
• a fan within the chamber adapted for rotation about an axis co-extensive with the axis of the casing and an associated motor to rotate the fan in a first direction for drawing a vacuum at the first end of the casing and a second direction for effecting a blowing discharge of air at the first end of the casing with an associated power source adjacent to the motor;
• the casing having a reduced diameter cylindrical extension at the lower first end with a plurality of apertures at the concave end for attracting or repelling a contact lens in contact therewith when the motor is energized, the casing also having air flow apertures on the side of the fan remote from the concave end;
• a cap at the upper end of the casing with screw threads for coupling with the upper end to allow the addition or removal of the power source from the casing;
• a switch adapted to inactivate the motor or to drive the motor in a first direction and a second direction at the discretion of the user;
• and
• a housing formed of a top hollow cylindrical portion with an open bottom end and a bottom hollow cylindrical portion with an open top end, wherein the top hollow portion and the bottom hollow portion are adapted to be screwably coupled together at the open ends thereof for containing the casing therein, the bottom hollow portion further including a battery and a sterilizing agent at a bottom end thereof for heating the concave end of the casing when brought in contact therewith.