Patent AT-E399724-T1: [Translated] PACKAGING AND DELIVERY OF CONTACT LENSES

A package is provided for supplying contact lenses directly to a wearer by mail or internet order. An outer mailing envelope ( 402 ) contains packages of bulk quantity of lenses ( 210 ) and a trial quantity of lenses ( 310 ) of the same prescription and manufacturing lot. These are supplied simultaneously, the bulk lenses being packaged with a tamper-evident seal ( 212 ) while the trial lenses are accessible for use without breaking said seal. In the example described, bulk and trial packs of lenses for two eyes are contained within the same mailing envelope. Each bulk pack contains 92 lenses for three months' wear, plus a strip of four lenses in the trial pack. The strip of trial lenses is taken from one of six sheets of sixteen lenses included in the bulk pack. Prescription and lot details can be read directly from the blister packs through window in the bulk package, without breaking the seal ( 212 ).