Light emitting diode disinfection base for ophthalmic lenses

A base for receiving an ophthalmic lens storage case for storing one or more ophthalmic lenses, the base comprising:

• a receptacle for receiving an ophthalmic lens storage case, wherein said storage case is removable from said receptacle and said storage case includes a removable cap attached to said storage case by a fastening mechanism, wherein said removable cap seals off an ambient atmosphere from a storage compartment within the case and wherein said storage case further comprises alignment mechanisms, which provide alignment to direct disinfecting radiation at an angle essentially orthogonal to a plane formed by the edge of an ophthalmic lens;
• an electronic circuit mounted on said base, wherein said electronic circuit controls a predetermined cycle time of light emitting diode exposure, wherein the cycle time provides for emission of disinfecting radiation with a sufficient length of time of exposure to a storage compartment proximate to the base to kill an organism on an ophthalmic lens stored in the storage compartment and then removal of the radiation;
• a universal serial bus connector for providing an electrical current for operating the storage base:
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• one or more light emitting diodes emitting disinfecting radiation in a direction which will intersect an ophthalmic lens storage compartment proximate to the ophthalmic lens storage case, wherein said light emitting diodes are controlled by the electrical circuit.