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Change to contact lenses

  • 12-02-2020 7:37pm
    #1
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭


    So I've been thinking of trying contact lenses. I have had an appointment for the trial fitting and I just couldn't put the contact in, touching the eye and then no matter how much I held open my eye, as soon as I went near my eye, I just blinked.

    Is this a problem alot of new people have? The girls were nice at the opticians, saying some people come in for two or three teaching sessions as they call them before they can get the hang of it.

    So I left the teaching session as I was getting sore from trying. I have a second session booked, but I need to practice holding my eye open and touching my eye and getting used to that whole feeling.

    But seriously, is this something alot people struggle with at the beginning?


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  • #2
    Diziet
    Registered Users Posts: 831 ✭✭✭Diziet


    Yes - give it time. You don't touch the eye, the lens touches the eye.


  • #3
    Chiorino
    Registered Users Posts: 621 ✭✭✭Chiorino


    Away With The Fairies wrote: »
    So I've been thinking of trying contact lenses. I have had an appointment for the trial fitting and I just couldn't put the contact in, touching the eye and then no matter how much I held open my eye, as soon as I went near my eye, I just blinked.

    Is this a problem alot of new people have? The girls were nice at the opticians, saying some people come in for two or three teaching sessions as they call them before they can get the hang of it.

    So I left the teaching session as I was getting sore from trying. I have a second session booked, but I need to practice holding my eye open and touching my eye and getting used to that whole feeling.

    But seriously, is this something alot people struggle with at the beginning?

    This is almost word for word what my first session was like. The optician actually got fed up with me and asked me to leave. Don't worry, it does eventually get easier. 15 years on and I'm wearing lenses full time, not a problem.


  • #4
    X6.430macman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,367 ✭✭✭X6.430macman


    Chiorino wrote:
    This is almost word for word what my first session was like. The optician actually got fed up with me and asked me to leave. Don't worry, it does eventually get easier. 15 years on and I'm wearing lenses full time, not a problem.


    Out of curiosity what type lenss are you using.. Are they dailies or those longer term ones and how long do you usually leave them in for a day? Just curious to hear from a long time user


  • #5
    Away With The Fairies
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭Away With The Fairies


    Chiorino wrote: »
    This is almost word for word what my first session was like. The optician actually got fed up with me and asked me to leave. Don't worry, it does eventually get easier. 15 years on and I'm wearing lenses full time, not a problem.

    Thanks for this. I've been practicing opening my eyes and pretending I have a contact on my finger. I think I'm kind of ok with it now. Obviously, I'll see with my next teaching session.


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