| 摘要 |
<p>A case for hydrating a moisture-containing contact lens in a dry condition, a hydrating device, and a hydrating method. A case (2) comprises a plurality of grooves (8) provided in the inner surface (6) of a recess (4). A lens is placed in the case, a proper amount of a hydrating liquid is poured along the inner wall surface of the recess (4) in the case in a first step. Then, in a second step, a hydrating liquid is poured into the recess from above the case to allow the contact lens (3) to swell with contained water. Accordingly, a wide extent of a lens front surface can come into contact with a hydrating liquid in the first step, and the entire lens can be hydrated in the second step, whereby an efficient hydration is possible with lens curling and bubble entrapping prevented.</p> |
