A contact lens application aid including a lens holder dock structured and dimensioned to receive a lens holder and a light unit optically coupled to the lens holder dock and illuminating the lens holder dock. The contact lens application aid further includes a first supporting member extending downwardly away from the light unit whereby the light unit and lens holder are supported at a desired height above a horizontal work surface. The first supporting member is supported on a surface engaging supporting base coupled to the supporting member. The contact lens application aid enables a user to keep both hands free to manipulate eyelids while applying a contact lens to the eye.