A method of manufacturing a toric contact lens comprising: providing a toric insert without an orientation mark to be used in forming a toric contact lens mold section, the toric insert including a bottom and a groove on the bottom; placing the toric insert without an orientation mark in an orientation mark fixture comprising a single piece fixture housing structured to hold a toric insert at an angle specified for an orientation mark; fixing the toric insert without an orientation mark to the orientation mark fixture; forming an orientation mark on the toric insert fixed to the orientation mark fixture; removing the toric insert with the orientation mark from the orientation mark fixture; using the toric insert with the orientation mark to form a toric contact lens mold section; and using the toric contact lens mold section to form a toric contact lens, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: the orientation mark fixture comprises a pin, and the fixture housing has intersecting surfaces which form a generally V-shaped region on which the toric insert is located, the generally V-shaped region contacting the toric insert at two different contact points, lines or areas; and wherein the method comprises orienting the toric insert without an orientation mark in the orientation mark fixture, and the step of orienting the insert comprises placing the pin into both the fixture and the groove of the insert, thereby orienting the insert in the fixture with respect to the location of the groove on the bottom of the insert. providing a toric insert without an orientation mark to be used in forming a toric contact lens mold section, the toric insert including a bottom and a groove on the bottom; placing the toric insert without an orientation mark in an orientation mark fixture comprising a single piece fixture housing structured to hold a toric insert at an angle specified for an orientation mark; fixing the toric insert without an orientation mark to the orientation mark fixture; forming an orientation mark on the toric insert fixed to the orientation mark fixture; removing the toric insert with the orientation mark from the orientation mark fixture; using the toric insert with the orientation mark to form a toric contact lens mold section; and using the toric contact lens mold section to form a toric contact lens, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: the orientation mark fixture comprises a pin, and the fixture housing has intersecting surfaces which form a generally V-shaped region on which the toric insert is located, the generally V-shaped region contacting the toric insert at two different contact points, lines or areas; and wherein the method comprises orienting the toric insert without an orientation mark in the orientation mark fixture, and the step of orienting the insert comprises placing the pin into both the fixture and the groove of the insert, thereby orienting the insert in the fixture with respect to the location of the groove on the bottom of the insert. the orientation mark fixture comprises a pin, and the fixture housing has intersecting surfaces which form a generally V-shaped region on which the toric insert is located, the generally V-shaped region contacting the toric insert at two different contact points, lines or areas; and wherein the method comprises orienting the toric insert without an orientation mark in the orientation mark fixture, and the step of orienting the insert comprises placing the pin into both the fixture and the groove of the insert, thereby orienting the insert in the fixture with respect to the location of the groove on the bottom of the insert.