A lens case having a longitudinal axis (X) and comprising an intraocular lens, IOL, arranged in the lens case , the IOL having an optical part and at least two haptics distributed around the optical part , the IOL comprising a central zone (CZ) having a fourth width measured along a first direction, which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X) and two side zones (SZ) on opposite sides of the central zone (CZ) along the longitudinal axis (X), each side zone (SZ) 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 comprising a lens case body and a sliding element , a sliding connection being provided there between for sliding the sliding element on the lens case body along the longitudinal axis (X) from a first position to a second position; the lens case body comprising a longitudinal recess , having a first part and a second part provided adjacent each other along the longitudinal axis (X), the first part having a first width measured along the first direction, the first width being greater than the third width , the second part terminating in a loading port 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 the IOL being arranged in the recess of the lens case such that the central zone (CZ) is received in the second part , a first one of the side zones (SZ) is received in the first part and a second one of the side zones (SZ) extends from the recess through the loading port ; in the second position of the sliding element the IOL being displaced along the longitudinal axis (X) such that the second one of the side zones (SZ) is received in the second part of the recess in a pre-bent state, the sliding element comprising a bolt arranged adjacent the loading port in the first position of the sliding element for displacing the IOL within the recess along the longitudinal axis (X) when the sliding element is displaced from the first position to the second position. the lens case comprising a lens case body and a sliding element , a sliding connection being provided there between for sliding the sliding element on the lens case body along the longitudinal axis (X) from a first position to a second position; the lens case body comprising a longitudinal recess , having a first part and a second part provided adjacent each other along the longitudinal axis (X), the first part having a first width measured along the first direction, the first width being greater than the third width , the second part terminating in a loading port 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 the IOL being arranged in the recess of the lens case such that the central zone (CZ) is received in the second part , a first one of the side zones (SZ) is received in the first part and a second one of the side zones (SZ) extends from the recess through the loading port ; in the second position of the sliding element the IOL being displaced along the longitudinal axis (X) such that the second one of the side zones (SZ) is received in the second part of the recess in a pre-bent state, the sliding element comprising a bolt arranged adjacent the loading port in the first position of the sliding element for displacing the IOL within the recess along the longitudinal axis (X) when the sliding element is displaced from the first position to the second position. <EOS>