A lens case having a longitudinal axis and comprising an intraocular lens, IOL, arranged in the lens case (50, 150), the IOL having an optical part and at least two haptics distributed around the optical part, the IOL comprising a central zone having a fourth width measured along a first direction, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and two side zones on opposite sides of the central zone along the longitudinal axis, each side zone comprising at least one haptic and having a third width measured along the first direction, which third width is greater than the fourth width, the lens case (50, 150) comprising a lens case body (3, 103) and a sliding element (4, 104), a sliding connection being provided there between for sliding the sliding element (4, 104) on the lens case body (3, 103) along the longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position; the lens case body (3, 103) comprising a longitudinal recess (32, 132), having a first part (32a, 132a) and a second part (32b, 132b) provided adjacent each other along the longitudinal axis, the first part (32a, 132a) having a first width measured along the first direction, the first width being greater than the third width, the second part (32b, 132b) terminating in a loading port (34, 134) and having a second width measured along the first direction, the second width being greater than the fourth width but smaller than the third width; in the first position of the sliding element (4, 104) the IOL being arranged in the recess (32, 132) of the lens case (50, 150) such that the central zone is received in the second part (32b, 132b), a first one of the side zones is received in the first part (32a, 132a) and a second one of the side zones extends from the recess (32, 132) through the loading port; in the second position of the sliding element (4, 104) the IOL being displaced along the longitudinal axis such that the second one of the side zones is received in the second part (32b, 132b) of the recess (32, 132) in a pre-bent state, the sliding element (4, 104) comprising a bolt (5, 105a) arranged adjacent the loading port (34, 134) in the first position of the sliding element (4, 104) for displacing the IOL within the recess (32, 132) along the longitudinal axis when the sliding element (4, 104) is displaced from the first position to the second position. the lens case (50, 150) comprising a lens case body (3, 103) and a sliding element (4, 104), a sliding connection being provided there between for sliding the sliding element (4, 104) on the lens case body (3, 103) along the longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position; the lens case body (3, 103) comprising a longitudinal recess (32, 132), having a first part (32a, 132a) and a second part (32b, 132b) provided adjacent each other along the longitudinal axis, the first part (32a, 132a) having a first width measured along the first direction, the first width being greater than the third width, the second part (32b, 132b) terminating in a loading port (34, 134) and having a second width measured along the first direction, the second width being greater than the fourth width but smaller than the third width; in the first position of the sliding element (4, 104) the IOL being arranged in the recess (32, 132) of the lens case (50, 150) such that the central zone is received in the second part (32b, 132b), a first one of the side zones is received in the first part (32a, 132a) and a second one of the side zones extends from the recess (32, 132) through the loading port; in the second position of the sliding element (4, 104) the IOL being displaced along the longitudinal axis such that the second one of the side zones is received in the second part (32b, 132b) of the recess (32, 132) in a pre-bent state, the sliding element (4, 104) comprising a bolt (5, 105a) arranged adjacent the loading port (34, 134) in the first position of the sliding element (4, 104) for displacing the IOL within the recess (32, 132) along the longitudinal axis when the sliding element (4, 104) is displaced from the first position to the second position.