Contact Lens Packaging

Abstract

A contact lens package includes a base including an upper surface and a receptacle having a volume. The contact lens package also includes a flexible cover including an interior surface that is coupled to the upper surface of the base. A stiff dome is attached to an interior surface of the cover and the stiff dome displaces an amount of volume from the volume of the receptacle. The contact lens package may also include a lens having an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed in the receptacle with the posterior surface of the lens disposed adjacent to the stiff dome. By peeling the flexible cover away from the base, the lens remains mounted on the stiff dome causing the anterior surface of the lens to be presented to a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A contact lens package comprising:
 a base including an upper surface and a receptacle having a volume;   a flexible cover including an interior surface, the interior surface coupled to the upper surface of the base; and   a stiff dome attached to the interior surface of the cover, wherein the stiff dome displaces an amount of volume from the volume of the receptacle.   
     
     
         2 . The contact lens package of  claim 1 , further comprising a lens disposed in the receptacle, the lens including an anterior surface and a posterior surface, wherein the posterior surface of the lens is disposed adjacent to the stiff dome. 
     
     
         3 . The contact lens package of  claim 2 , wherein the contact lens package is configured such that, by peeling the flexible cover away from the base, the lens remains mounted on the stiff dome causing the anterior surface of the lens to be presented to a user. 
     
     
         4 . The contact lens package of  claim 1 , wherein the stiff dome and the base are formed of the same material. 
     
     
         5 . The contact lens package of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible cover is a foil material. 
     
     
         6 . The contact lens package of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible cover is planar. 
     
     
         7 . The contact lens package of  claim 1 , wherein the stiff dome is hollow. 
     
     
         8 . The contact lens package of  claim 7 , wherein the flexible cover is conformed to the stiff dome. 
     
     
         9 . A contact lens package comprising:
 a first layer including an upper surface and a receptacle having a volume, the receptacle recessed from the upper surface;   a second layer coupled to the first layer;   a hemispherical support attached to the second layer, the hemispherical support aligned with the receptacle and configured to displace an amount of volume from the volume of the receptacle.   
     
     
         10 . The contact lens package of  claim 9 , wherein a first surface of the second layer is coupled to the first layer and wherein the hemispherical support is attached to the first surface of the second layer. 
     
     
         11 . The contact lens package of  claim 9 , further comprising a lens disposed in the receptacle, the lens including a convex surface and a concave surface, wherein the concave surface of the lens is disposed adjacent to the hemispherical support. 
     
     
         12 . The contact lens package of  claim 11 , wherein the contact lens package is configured such that, by peeling the second layer away from the first layer, the lens remains mounted on the hemispherical support causing the convex surface of the lens to be presented to a user. 
     
     
         13 . The contact lens package of  claim 9 , wherein the hemispherical support and the first layer are formed of the same material. 
     
     
         14 . The contact lens package of  claim 9 , wherein the second layer is a foil material. 
     
     
         15 . The contact lens package of  claim 9 , wherein the second layer is planar. 
     
     
         16 . The contact lens package of  claim 9 , wherein the hemispherical support is hollow. 
     
     
         17 . The contact lens package of  claim 16 , wherein the second layer is conformed to the hemispherical support.