Patent ID: 7397347

Claim:
A digital contact case for storage of disposable contact lenses comprising: a base; a display mounted on said base that is operative to display one of a plurality of numbers; a first compartment that is mounted on or is an integral part of said base and is configured for storage of a disposable contact lens for a left eye, said first compartment having a first cap and means for sending a first signal when a first cap state of said first cap changes from opened to closed; a second compartment that is mounted on or is an integral part of said base and is configured for storage of a contact lens for a right eye, said second compartment having a second cap and means for sending a second signal when a second cap state of said second cap changes from opened to closed; a processing unit that is attached to said base and is operative to increment a previous number of uses when it receives both said first signal and said second signal to produce a current number of uses and to cause said display to display said current number of uses; and a source of power for said display and said processing unit.