This invention provides a method of packaging and manufacturing a contact lens in a container, wherein the container comprises a central recess formed of a curved surface with a ring-shaped protruding portion surrounding the curved surface, the method comprising the steps of: providing the container; injecting a lens-forming monomer mixture into the central recess to form the contact lens along the curved surface of the central recess; combining the container and a hand-held section; pouring a solution into the container to immerse the contact lens in the container; and sealing the container with a lid for sealing the contact lens and the solution in the container; wherein the curved surface of the central recess has one or a plurality of continuous radii of curvature Rrecess less than a radius of curvature Rlens of the contact lens in its hydrous state.