An apparatus for carrying an ophthalmic lens, particularly while the lens is being inspected, including a base member and a well connected to the base member. The well is substantially transparent, and includes a frusto-conical sidewall having a constant slope, and a hemi-spherically shaped bottom portion...http://www.google.com/patents/US5443152?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5443152 - Apparatus for carrying ophthalmic lenses