hey everyone, i just got contacts today (:
at the orthopedics i had to put them in, take them out and put them in again in order to be able to keep them. took me around 40 minutes to put them in and even longer to remove them haha. but putting them in the second time was a breeze. no color, just clear. i can now play basketball way easier and i look better as well. (;
just wanted to know if anyone else here wears contacts and see what kind of feedback you guys got for me. what are your guys' techniques for inserting/removing them?
No fair! I tried getting some today and I didn't have the power to keep my eyes open. I'm planning on trying again next week.
ohh haha what a coincidence! better luck next time /:
How long do you keep them in until you need a new pair? Do they last like a month or is it just for shorter periods of times?
i got the monthly version which is cheaper. every month i get a replacement pair. but there is another option where you use a fresh pair of contacts everyday but they're more expensive.
I've been using contacts for 2 yrs and only used glasses for like a month. I basically use em all the time because im really blind without them. When putting them in i use 1 finger from my hand to open up an eye and put it in. And i close my eyes and press down gently so it pops air bubbles. But yea it hurts when your just starting to use, just remember to take them out before you go to sleep. If you leave them in your eyes will feel stressed but it usually goes away, just wash your eyes and take them out and reput. If you get shampoo in your eyes while wearing contacts they get red l0l.
Hope this helped :D
great, thank you! i have to take them out again before i go to sleep today... not looking forward to that.. haha.
I've used contacts for around 2 years or so as well.
Honestly at this point its easy for me. I usually just put the contact on one finger, and use the other hand to pull down my lower eyelid and just put it in.
Taking them out, I just lightly pinch it and it pops right off.
Also, not sure if this is true for all brands or contacts, or people, but I have the monthly ones and use them for far longer.
The last pair I had for over 2 months I believe.
Just out of curiosity, what brand of contacts do you have?
good question.. i don't have a clue lol.
but one this.. taking these contacts out are physically impossible. im getting really frustrated with this... hopefully i just get lucky and they plop out.
I've been using contacts for around a year now. I had not worn glasses at any point in my life and went straight for the contact route. It took me a while for me to put in and take out the contacts at the optometrist. I had gotten them a few days before I started my senior year of high school because in the previous year it was hard for me to see the board if I had been sitting in the back. I now only use them when I drive, play sports, or go to the movies normally. My license actually lists me as not wearing glasses or contacts, not planning to mention to them about it the next time I need it updated. :P
It is now pretty easy for me to put in and take out the contacts, max of 2 or so minutes of putting them in and 30 seconds for taking them out. I have the one month set for my contacts, have them delivered in sets of 12 for a year of usage. I normally can use each pair for around 2-3 months though. If you use them for 3 months it seems to be harder and harder to put them in without having to continually move the contact and fix the bubbles it causes with it being over-used. It feels really good to use a new pair after a while. For taking them off I simply slide down the contact a bit and pinch my pointer finger and thumb together to take them out. It's good to make sure the solution in the case is clean because it can sometimes become cloudy if you don't change it for a few weeks, I've had it happen a few times now. I'm pretty sure they mention it's best to clean the solution every day though. While sleeping it is crucial to take them out. My aunt continually slept with them in for a year or so and ended up with a bad infection in both of her eyes. She had to stop wearing her contacts for a few months.
They're awesome though, try not to have long periods of time though between usage; it feels weird if I don't wear the contacts between stretches of a week or so.
cool, great for the feedback!
i can't seem to get this "pinch" which should be renamed to the "the grip from hell" down.. i can't even tell if im touching my contact or not, let alone pinch that bugger. i don't understand how these magicians can do this.. plus i can't even get my index finger and thumb to get in the pinching form because my damn middle finger bugs out and lets go of my eyelid. this is ridiculous. if anyone has an alternate way or maybe some sort of trick to get these things out of my eye, please tell me! when i was taking them out at the optometry some massive boost of luck came along and it kinda just popped out when i tried to pinch it..
For me it's better to use the middle finger to pull down the lower eye lid and then slightly move the contact downward. After doing so I grab the contact with my pointer finger and thumb side to side, not up and down. It's easier for me to take them out that way.
You're all cyborgs! Learn to be normal like the rest of us with 20/20 vision!
My friend is becoming a pilot and having a surgery where they reconstruct his vision to be better than 20/20. It's going to be a nice amount of money for the procedure though I believe.
oh shutup t-rok lol.
*sigh* im just gonna have to try for like an hour until the luck rolls around and they plop out.
I remember a long time ago I thought glasses looked really cool...and I always threw a temper tantrum when I was told I have 20/20. Nothing has changed. :/
Yeah like a couple of these guys here I'm fairly used to using contacts. Honestly I don't change them as often as I should though... I usually use them a month or so longer than I'm supposed to, however, I don't recommend that unless you really keep them clean and if they get uncomfortable, change them.
I actually need a new prescription before I can buy some more contacts but I'm too lazy and don't feel like forking over the money for another eye exam. :P
Anyways, I can offer a few words of advice when putting them in/taking them out:
In
1) Open your contact case and make sure you dip your contact and/or put some solution in the lens.
2) Grasp the contact gently with your index finger and thumb of your non-dominant hand.
3) Put the lens on the tip of your index finger of your dominant hand, making sure that the lens isn't inside out. (It shouldn't have a little extruding lip on the outside.)
4) While holding your bottom eyelid down with your non-dominant hand, insert the lens into eye gently. (This part comes with practice, just keep re-positioning the lens on the tip of your finger until you find a spot that works best.)
5) Move the lens around a little on your eye to make sure the air bubbles or out (or just press it down, but make sure not to scratch it with your nails.)
6) Blink.
7) Make any adjustments to the location of the lens if needed.
Out
1) Open the correct side of the contact case for the corresponding contact.
2) Hold your bottom eyelid down with your non-dominant index finger or thumb.
3) Move the lens slightly down to wear you can clearly see it off of the majority of your iris (if using a mirror, if not, just judge accordingly.)
4) Either pinch it gently (easier than other method if not using a mirror,) or roll it down of the inside of your eyelid and grab.
5) Place gently in the clean solution in your contact case.
I usually change solution in my case every night or as often as needed. That's what I do and it works for me. Eventually you can learn to do it without a mirror, but I suggest starting out that you use one. Good luck and cheers!
thanks for the advice!
i just spent a little over 2 hours getting my contacts out and its the most amazing feeling finally getting them out! but sadly, i gotta do it again tomorrow :P but im gonna test them outside tomorrow. my eyelashes are so sore from pulling them back for so long. my lashes are extremely lengthy! girls tell me they want eyelashes like mine :P
EDIT: OMG! this morning i had my contact lense inside out and when i went to go pinch it, i tried another way and it worked! fantastic! i can do it with ease now! : DDD
While it's really bad in practice, I borrowed my friend's red contacts for the night. Meh, some douchebags made fun of me saying I should stop doing drugs and calling me "edward" (that vampire guy). I thought it looks cool, what's the big deal D:
Lol i wear contacts.. I also had blue ones before:o but those are harder to put in because their thinner :D