The present invention relates to a liquid preparation for soft contact lenses, particularly hydrogel contact lenses or silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The liquid preparation for contact lenses according to the present invention contains a hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid derivative having a monoether of a linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 6 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms and glycerol in a side chain. The liquid preparation for soft contact lenses according to the present invention may contain at least one cationic bactericide selected from the group consisting of an alexidine salt, a chlorhexidine salt, a polyhexamethylene biguanide salt and a quaternary ammonium salt. The liquid preparation for soft contact lenses according to the present invention is capable of suppressing adsorption of a cationic bactericide to soft contact lenses, and suppressing occurrence of corneal staining in a wearer
