Contact lenses
How to put in and take out soft contact
lenses
Everything is difficult in the beginning. Especially when it comes to learning to put in and take out soft contact lenses - a real test of your patience. Try using these tips and tricks for handling contact lenses.
Sit at a table when you are working with your contacts. In case you should lose one of the contacts this will make it much easier to find it again. Lay a mirror flat out on the table. Avoid any reflex type movements of the eye and eyelid. Always keep your nails short and smooth to help avoid injury to the eye. Before you begin, wash your hands and dry them with a fuzz free towel. Make it a habit to always begin with the same contact so in the future you can avoid mixing the right one from left one.
Wearing and removing lenses
Putting on contacts correctly
Step 1
Put the contact directly on the eye. Put the bowl shaped contact on your dried index finger. Use the middle finger of your left hand to pull up your eyelid at the lash line. With the middle finger of your right hand pull down the lower lid at the lash line. Look straight into the mirror and place the contact carefully into the colored section of the eye.
Step 2
Look down with your eyes. First let go of the upper lid and then the lower lid. Blink a few times to centre the contact. Check Contact.
Can you see alright? Does the contact feel ok in your eye? If yes, then it is in correctly. To double check if your contact is in properly, close the other eye and look at an object in the distance. Can you see it in your normal focus strength then the contact is in properly. If it is not in properly than slide it over the white area of the eye towards the pupil. If the contact is still uncomfortable, then take it out again, rinse it and try again.
Removing Contacts
Step 1
You will find it easier to remove your contacts if you first put a few drops of OPTI-TEARS® free® lubricating eyedrops in your eyes. Open your eye as wide as possible and look up. Put the tip of your index finger lightly on the contact lens and slide it down on the white of the eye.
Step 2
Press the edges of the contacts with the fingertips of your thumb and index finger with a little pressure so that a small pocket is formed. Since air can now get under the contact the contact should release from the eye. Be careful at this point so the contact does not fold over. Clean the removed contacts immediately as recommended by your contact lens specialist. Benefits of soft contact lenses Types of soft lenses, important to note Multi-purpose solutions For additional information, always refer to the manufacturer's product insert.
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