Systems and Methods for Providing Contact Lenses to Consumers

Abstract

System for providing contact lenses to consumers includes packaging right and left contact lens prescriptions together in a secondary package which contains prescription information before delivery to the consumer.

1 . A distributor-supplied secondary packaging for contact lenses comprising prescription information.  
     
     
         2 . The packaging of  claim 1 , wherein said prescription information comprises at least one of: 
 a prescribing doctor's information;    a phone number of said prescribing doctor; or    personal patient information.    
     
     
         3 . The packaging of  claim 2 , wherein said personal patient information comprises a patient's name.  
     
     
         4 . The packaging of  claim 2 , further comprising lens information; 
 wherein said lens information comprises at least one of: 
 a lens base curve;  
 a lens power; or  
 a lens material.  
   
     
     
         5 . The packaging of  claim 1 , wherein said patient prescription information is printed directly on said secondary package at a contact lens distribution center.  
     
     
         6 . The packaging of  claim 1 , wherein some or all of said prescription information is printed on an adhesive substrate configured to be affixed to said secondary package.  
     
     
         7 . A contact lens packaging system, comprising: 
 a primary package including a contact lens; and    a secondary package configured to house said primary package;    wherein said secondary package includes patient prescription information.    
     
     
         8 . The contact lens packaging system of  claim 7 , wherein said patient prescription information comprises at least one of: 
 a prescribing doctor's information;    a phone number of said prescribing doctor; or    personal patient information.    
     
     
         9 . The contact lens packaging system of  claim 7 , wherein said patient prescription information is printed on said secondary package at a contact lens distribution center.  
     
     
         10 . The contact lens packaging system of  claim 8 , wherein said personal patient information comprises a patient's name.  
     
     
         11 . The contact lens packaging system of  claim 8 , further comprising lens information; 
 wherein said lens information comprises at least one of: 
 a lens base curve;  
 a lens power; or  
 a lens material.  
   
     
     
         12 . The contact lens packaging system of  claim 8 , wherein said patient information is printed on an adhesive substrate configured to be affixed to said secondary package.  
     
     
         13 . The contact lens packaging system of  claim 7 , wherein said secondary package is further configured to house contact lenses of two different powers.  
     
     
         14 . The contact lens packaging system of  claim 7 , wherein said secondary package is further configured to house primary packages that have been pre-loaded into contact lens dispensing units.  
     
     
         15 . A method of providing contact lenses to consumers comprising: 
 manufacturing contact lenses of different powers and geometries;    packaging contact lenses of two different powers together;    stocking a percentage of the most common contact lens combinations packaged together in secondary packaging; and    shipping said packages to consumers.    
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising labeling said packages with prescription information before said shipping.  
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein said prescription information comprises at least one of: 
 a prescribing doctor's information;    a phone number of said prescribing doctor; or    personal patient information.    
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein said personal patient information comprises a patient's name.  
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising lens information; 
 wherein said lens information comprises at least one of: 
 a lens base curve;  
 a lens power; or  
 a lens material.  
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising pre-loading said contact lenses into contact lens dispensers before packaging said contact lenses in said secondary packaging.