An insertion device for an intraocular lens is disclosed which capable of pushing out the lens into an eye by a pushing shaft directly from a state in which the lens is stored. The device includes a lens holding portion (3, 4), and a pushing shaft (6) moving the lens (1) from the lens holding portion. The lens holding portion includes first and second holding portions allowed to contact surfaces opposite to each other of a marginal portion (le) of the lens. The first holding. portion (4) is allowed to contact regions (1d) rearward from positions having a first circumferential angle of larger than 45° and smaller than 70° to both circumferential sides from a 0° position in the marginal portion. The second holding portion (3) is allowed to contact regions (1f) rearward from positions having a second circumferential angle larger than the first circumferential angle in the marginal portion.
