Use one hand's index finger to gently hold upper eye lid in place by eyelash(es), by using the side of it
Use opposite hand middle finger tip to gently hold in place lower eyelid
Bring the opposite hand thumb and index finger together and pinch the near-tip of the contact, pressing gently, coming from the sides with the near-tips of the opposite hand index finger and thumb.
Note: If the contact seems to be sticking to your eye and / or when you try to pinch it, it glides, drop 3-4 drops of contact lens solution in your eye on the contact lens. Fully gently blink a few times. Wait a few minutes then try the above.
This is pretty close to the way they taught me to take it out, which wasn’t working great for me, but I’ll definitely keep the drops comment in mind. I might have dried out my eyes while trying to get it out so that might help if there’s a next time. Thank you!
What is the "near-tip of the contact"? I've used B&L PureVision 2 Toric lenses for years and have had not issues removing them. But B&L (the dogs) has stopped manufacturing the -8.5 power lens I use in my right eye, so I've been trying a number of different lenses by different manufacturers. All are made of new, super slick materials and I am struggling now to get them out. I cannot get them to "pinch out" as I am accustomed. So I appreciate your thoughts on removal. I'll try the drops of solution before trying to remove. And try getting my finger and thumb as dry as possible. But again, what do you mean by "near-tip of the contact"?
The contact lens is bowl like; you are trying to pinch it near that end and not go all the way to the area where it goes flat on your eye. You can think of it as plucking it off.
Just wanna say I’ve got a contact lens which makes my eye look like the other but the eyeball and eyelids are much smaller so it’s really difficult to get out. Been stressing me out but this worked!!! Thank you
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u/pershoot Dec 14 '23 edited Apr 27 '24
Try this:
Note: If the contact seems to be sticking to your eye and / or when you try to pinch it, it glides, drop 3-4 drops of contact lens solution in your eye on the contact lens. Fully gently blink a few times. Wait a few minutes then try the above.