Patent ID: 7374037

Claim:
A container for storing a silicone hydrogel contact lens in a liquid, the silicone hydrogel contact lens having a base surface defining a base curve equivalent radius and a front surface, the container comprising: a base portion; and a bowl portion formed integral with the base portion for containing the liquid and the contact lens, the bowl portion including a lens seating section having an inner surface defined by a radius, the base curve equivalent radius being from about 85 percent to about 100 percent of the inner surface radius, and an outer section between said lens seating section and said base portion, wherein said outer section has an outer surface which is defined by a radius larger than the inner surface radius, and wherein said bowl portion has a roughness sufficient to maintain capillary attraction of the lens to said bowl portion but preventing adhesion of any portion of the front surface of the silicone based hydrogel contact lens to the bowl portion.