Contact Lenses, should I give up?

acmj2007

I have had two trials for contact lenses, no problem putting them in, but I am a disaster getting them out, should I just forget about it, or does it come with a lot of practice?
thanks!

dungeon

If at first you don't succeed...
Keep trying. It's worth it.

dungeon

Have you considered laser eye surgery?

acmj2007

I will try again for the last time on Friday:)
Laser is on my to do list, but not until I have the money:D
thanks!

KenHy

It took me ages to get used to getting contacts in or out. I'd say it was almost 2 months before I could get them in and out without difficulty. Stick with it!

Squiggle

I would definitely stick with it. Read this article for two different ways to insert/ remove contact lenses. You might also find that applying a few drops of moisturising drops shortly before removing your lenses will ease the process. Good luck.

acmj2007

well I have got them in and out two days running
but taking them out is proving difficult and I ended up with very red eyes last night!
I find the clarity is not as clear with the lenses, is this normal?
I am going back to the Optician on Wed

brightspark

The only method for removing lenses that I found worked for me was the "blink" method that I was taught for removing the gas permeable lenses I started with.

Basically i put my forefinger on the top lid and my middle finger on the lower lid (with my eye wide open so the lid isn't on top of the lens)

Then I pull the lids outwards (i.e. in the opposite direction to my nose) and blink.

The lens usually falls out everytime.

When I started using the soft lenses I tried the pinch it of the eyeball technique but couldn't do it. I ended up staying with my blink method despite being told in specsavers that it wouldn't work.

acmj2007

thanks brightspark
I will try the pinch method later!
day 3 and still going in okay but terrible getting them out