The invention relates to a device for receiving an intraocular lens, comprising a first and a second half-shell which are connected to each other in an articulated manner by a first joint and which can be moved relative to each other from an open position into a closed position. The half-shells form an open chamber in the open position and an enclosed chamber in the closed position. A covering element is pivotally arranged on the longitudinal side of the first of the two half-shells covering the open chamber in the open position and being positioned substantially outside of the enclosed chamber in the closed position. A movable or pivotal stopper can be provided which delimits the open chamber in the ejection direction of the lens in the open position and is positioned substantially outside of the enclosed chamber laterally to the ejection passage in the closed position.
