how do you put your contacts in?

[eelw]

Yeah, adding a extra drop of solution to the contact helps make it attract to your eye easier.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Sounds like you just need to learn how to resist the flinching reflex when your finger gets near your eyeball. You're doing everything else right.

yeah, i think thats all it is. the lady said i'd be fine if i didn't have that blink reflex.

she said to practice by trying to touch my eyeball. how do you even know when you do that? lol. i guess this is probably the only way to practice to get me used to it?

 

[imported_Imp]

Sound like me 7 years ago when I got my first pair. It took me about half an hour each time to put them in during the first few weeks. Eventually you get used to it, and once you get used to it, it's like riding a bicycle: you'll be able to molest your eyes at will with no twitching. I just went back to lenses this past September cause I got so sick of having no peripheral vision, dirty glasses and no choice in sunglasses.

Right now, I use the tip of my right index finger and pry my eyes open with my left hand and 3 fingers (excluding thumb and index) on my right. I don't use a mirror since I've gotten use to where to poke. Having a paper towel is useful too for drying your right finger tip. It's very hard to get it to stick in your eye if there's too much lense solution on your finger tip.

Hope you have fun, cause 3 months in, they are starting to annoy me again; they dry out way too easy. I stopped using them 6 years back cause they were so irritating, they weren't that good at correcting my vision. Planning on going with hard lenses next year after I run out of disposables...

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Originally posted by: Imp
Hope you have fun, cause 3 months in, they are starting to annoy me again; they dry out way too easy. I stopped using them 6 years back cause they were so irritating, they weren't that good at correcting my vision. Planning on going with hard lenses next year after I run out of disposables...

Sorry to hear that. You should probably try different lenses and solution before you give up on soft lenses entirely.

Not to sound like a shill, but I'm using the CIBA Vision Night & Days (I take them out at night). I have found them to be the most breathable and they retain moisture well. I also use Panasept solution, which is largely chemical free (mostly sodium and purified water).

With this combo, I'm comfortable wearing lenses 12-16 hours a day almost every day, and I've had maybe 2 infections in the last 5 years. Just saying it can be done.

 

[ATLien247]

I use a similar method to what many have already posted. I make sure to wash my hands before handling the contacts, so I don't get any debris on them. Also, instead of applying the contact directly to my iris/pupil, I look upwards and put it on the white just below. Then once the contact has attached to my eye, I keep my finger in place and then look down... well, straight ahead really... until the contact is in the correct position. Then I close my eyelids and look around for a few seconds to make sure it's comfortable. Sometimes I'll put in a few drops of artificial tears.

 

[NicePants42]

I've found that once the contact is in my eye, releasing the lower lid before the upper lid reduces the chances that the contact will pop out on the first blink.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Sounds like you just need to learn how to resist the flinching reflex when your finger gets near your eyeball. You're doing everything else right.

yeah, i think thats all it is. the lady said i'd be fine if i didn't have that blink reflex.

she said to practice by trying to touch my eyeball. how do you even know when you do that? lol. i guess this is probably the only way to practice to get me used to it?

Practice in a mirror, after a while you'll be able to tell. I can push my eyeball back in the socket (like in Pet Detective 2).

Also, when practicing in a mirror, try to look "beyond" the finger coming so close to your eye and look only at your reflection. That should help. I don't usually use more than my index finger on the opposite hand to pull down my bottom eyelid, that's the easiest way for me. I just touch the top of the zygomatic bone and pull down gently. This seems to help in preventing the blink reflex, as pulling apart your eyelids with two fingers makes you feel more vulnerable and more prone to flinching. Using one finger on the bottom seems to feel more comfortable.