Contact lenses are one of two things: boring or painful. So, it's nice when manufacturers of contact lens cases decide to liven things up a bit by making interesting images on contact lenses. There are quite a few around now, and they vary from pictures of animals to different colours. This particular one features an eyeball, so it's a contact lens case with a sense of humour as well.

Often, these cases also come with a lack of practicality, be it an interior that doesn't help keep your lens moist to prevent it from drying up or a screw thread that just isn't watertight and leaks every time. However, this particular product seems to be just right on the surface of it.

It's up to you to decide which side you use for your left contact lens and which for the right, there are no indications. Personally I use the eye side for the left - no particular reason. I suppose it would be handy if the other side had an 'L' or 'R' on it, as this would certainly make it clear what their recommendation is, but this doesn't really bother me. When you open the case, there's a small dip to house the liquid before you put your lens in there, which is slightly ridged at points to ensure there's no sticking.

The underside of each of the sides is the same, the ridges essentially acting so that a lens in an upturned case doesn't stick to the top once the case righted. This is usually a very effective feature of contact lens cases, but I do sometimes worry about it in these quirky novelty cases, and a couple of times I've opened the case and the lens hasn't been completely immersed in the liquid, which could be a bit of a worry. I do tend to be quite meticulous in some senses with my lenses - if I know I'm unlikely to wear them for a while, I'll leave them in a place where they won't be disturbed and keep them upright after checking them.

Transporting the lenses is where the most issues happen. This case seems to be liquid tight and the screw thread smooth enough to use - thumbs up there. It's also been rare that the lens hasn't been immersed. I know it only takes once and a certain amount of time for it to ruin your lens. This matters more when you use permanent lenses and less when they're weeklies or monthlies. The main thing is no matter which case you have, be careful and gentle and don't knock it about too much and it should be fine.

Some are better than others, and this novelty one seems to be just as good as most of them. You can currently get it for under £5 from amazon, which to me seems a little steep as other novelty ones are easily half the price. It has CE approval and declares that it's suitable for all types of lens which I suppose helps bump up the price, so this is a financial deterrent but a reassurance of quality, I suppose. I do recommend this, but it's probably best as a novelty gift rather than an investment for a different type of lens case.