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Why are lenses so damn hard to put on. FFS I got the right side in, but that shit took me like 20 minutes, trying to get my left on but I keep blinking and closing my eyes. Now my vision is half blurry, half clear. This is my first time putting on lenses.
Any tips? These shits keep sticking to my fingertips and not going on my eye.
   
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Blink a lot when they're in, your vision will go back to unblurry.
Also if they keep sticking to your fingers you might not be hitting your eyeball dead-on, try to push hard enough as well, and all this while not blinking or it'll fall on the floor. Best way is probably using a mirror on a table and looking into your eye while putting them in at first.
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I gave up on contacts the first day I tried them. If you have that much trouble getting them in, you'll have that much trouble getting them out when you need to go to sleep, and then you'll wanna kill yourself.
Also, I wish Vero hadn't banned me from his blog. I had a good snarky comment to make on his latest Tips.
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On October 16 2009 05:13 Chef wrote: I gave up on contacts the first day I tried them. If you have that much trouble getting them in, you'll have that much trouble getting them out when you need to go to sleep, and then you'll wanna kill yourself.
Also, I wish Vero hadn't banned me from his blog. I had a good snarky comment to make on his latest Tips.
I actually don't have any trouble getting them out, it's just getting them in is the problem.
just using the washroom mirror
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
You'll get used to em. I've gotten to the point where I can put em on without a mirror. Gradually, you'll see the time needed to put on lenses dwindle down a lot.
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I started wearing rigid night contacts when I was around 12, and lemme tell you, if you think it sucked putting on your day contacts...
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use your other fingers to keep your eye open? It can also help to have your contact on the very tip of your finger so you don't have to go too far in to get the contact on your eye
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When I first tried I gave up after 30 mins. I went back a month later and it was super easy. I'd say if you can't get it now, take a break and try it later.
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Just stick it in your eye man...what's so hard?
Make it wet with solution and then put it in your eye.
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United States24612 Posts
I went through all the trouble of learning how to get them in and right when I was finally confident I could do it without wasting much time I learned that contacts were not for me!
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oh this is how i do it btw, i never need a mirror or whatever and takes me like 5 sec to put both in:
put the lens on your index finger, with that same hand pull the lower eyelid down with your middle finger while pulling your upper one up with the thumb of your other hand
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You get used to it, I'm at the point where all I need is the contact on the index finger and it goes right in on its own.
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Jeesus, so much whining about something so easy. The only hard time is the first time when you're afraid to damage your eye and keep blinking. Once you suppress the blink reflex, it's super easy like putting on glasses or a condom.
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On October 16 2009 05:55 Sadistx wrote: Jeesus, so much whining about something so easy. The only hard time is the first time when you're afraid to damage your eye and keep blinking. Once you suppress the blink reflex, it's super easy like putting on glasses or a condom. putting on a condom is hard, man. especially getting a little excitd and rolling it on the wrong way. major mood killer
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You'll get used to it. I do what Frits does just that I use my index finger of my other hand to pull my eyelid up. Do you have the day-time ones or the rigid ones?
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Yes it takes a while to get used to contacts. Gave me a good reason for being late for work though haha
It's gotten to the point where i can put them on in the dark I don't even give it a second thought
But i mean, i've been using them for years. I look a whole lot better with them on than with glasses thats for sure, so its worth the effort
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As people have said, it will get easier as time goes on. A LOT easier.
I personally wear night&day contacts that I leave in for 3-5 weeks and only take them out to clean them if they are getting dirty, which cuts down on time I have to invest to wear contacts.
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On October 16 2009 06:00 lazz wrote:Show nested quote +On October 16 2009 05:55 Sadistx wrote: Jeesus, so much whining about something so easy. The only hard time is the first time when you're afraid to damage your eye and keep blinking. Once you suppress the blink reflex, it's super easy like putting on glasses or a condom. putting on a condom is hard, man. especially getting a little excitd and rolling it on the wrong way. major mood killer
Rolling it the wrong way? Like putting it on inside out? o_O
I've never done this and I'm the king of simple-task-fuckups.
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Getting contacts on and off are hard. It took me a while to get over the fact that you're putting something onto your EYE.
You'll get it, it's just practice, just like any other thing.
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On October 16 2009 06:43 AcrossFiveJulys wrote:Show nested quote +On October 16 2009 06:00 lazz wrote:On October 16 2009 05:55 Sadistx wrote: Jeesus, so much whining about something so easy. The only hard time is the first time when you're afraid to damage your eye and keep blinking. Once you suppress the blink reflex, it's super easy like putting on glasses or a condom. putting on a condom is hard, man. especially getting a little excitd and rolling it on the wrong way. major mood killer Rolling it the wrong way? Like putting it on inside out? o_O I've never done this and I'm the king of simple-task-fuckups.
One time I did that with one of those numbing condoms that make you last longer and my wifes 'area' was numb for a day or two until our native american gardener gave her advice to get some roots and do something with it and that made it better.
Oh wait no that was Larry David.
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It took me like 40 minutes to put in my contacts the first time. I simply could not do it. But I struggled through it and within a few days it became bearable.
While you're learning, scrub down your hands completely and do not touch anything other than contacts until you are done. If you don't, and you handle them too much, it'll sting your eye which will make it that much harder.
Also make sure your contact is not inside out, yes there is a right and wrong way out.
Once you are over that initial hump, it is no big deal. Certainly beats glasses, that's for sure.
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your eyes need time to adjust, after awhile you'll be able to do it easily.
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1)wet contacts with solution
2) wet finger with solution
3) shake off excess from both
4) balance contact on the pad of your finger ( i find using the very tip of my finger more difficult)
5) make sure contact is in proper position. Soft lenses can flip "inside-out" and then will irritate/bug/hurt the hell out of your eye if they are not the right way. Edges of the lens should appear to curve inward or not at all; if they flare out, flip the lens inside out and look at it again. Toric lenses (if you have them, if not disregard) are asymmetrical, so putting them in your eye the wrong way will reduce vision clarity until gravity eventually pulls it into proper position in your eye.
6) raise contact to eye and look up (not with your head/neck, your eyes). Place contact on your eye just below your pupil and lightly press. Wait to feel adhesion as it sucks onto your eyeball.
7) look down (sometimes side to side helps) and shift your eyes around BEFORE blinking, to seat and position the contact.
8) now blink to clear debris and clear vision. Hooray you made it!
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
On October 16 2009 08:03 inReacH wrote:Show nested quote +On October 16 2009 06:43 AcrossFiveJulys wrote:On October 16 2009 06:00 lazz wrote:On October 16 2009 05:55 Sadistx wrote: Jeesus, so much whining about something so easy. The only hard time is the first time when you're afraid to damage your eye and keep blinking. Once you suppress the blink reflex, it's super easy like putting on glasses or a condom. putting on a condom is hard, man. especially getting a little excitd and rolling it on the wrong way. major mood killer Rolling it the wrong way? Like putting it on inside out? o_O I've never done this and I'm the king of simple-task-fuckups. One time I did that with one of those numbing condoms that make you last longer and my wifes 'area' was numb for a day or two until our native american gardener gave her advice to get some roots and do something with it and that made it better. Oh wait no that was Larry David. LOL wandering bear!
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Try not using a mirror. It may be easier if you just use your mind's eye. Also, this allows you to defocus, which makes your eyes relax.
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you need to not be sleepy. usually i always take a shower before putting my contacts on. Remember to put the right side. you should be able to read the 123. for me i always have to use a mirror to do it. What i do is i always look up when i put it in .and then i look down and then close my eyes and blink a few time.
when i take my contact lense off. I dont know if its a wrong thing to do but i just move them to the center of my face to the nose direction. of course this will bend the contact but idk it comes out pretty easy.
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On October 16 2009 06:42 AcrossFiveJulys wrote: As people have said, it will get easier as time goes on. A LOT easier.
I personally wear night&day contacts that I leave in for 3-5 weeks and only take them out to clean them if they are getting dirty, which cuts down on time I have to invest to wear contacts.
are these safe? night and day contacts that you remove every 3-5weeks?
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The trick isn't technically to look down, but to look where ever you put your contact on your eye (cause it sits only on over your iris). How I started out:
1. Pull eylids, place on finger ect. 2. Put contact on eye 3. Move your finger around, while maintaing contact to get out air bubbles 4. Look at your finger, puts your lens over your iris 5. Blink slowly 6. Tada, -if it hurts/ doesn't stay on it is inside out, take out flip and repeat
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takes me like 5 seconds top
you'll get used to it
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I've heard of people who wear their contacts for long periods, weeks or months. It seems like it doesn't turn out very well. After a while the contacts seal to your eyeballs, and it becomes a real chore to get them out without scraping your eye out. You can even get an infection underneath it. I knew one guy that did permanent damage to his eye due to that.
Your eyesight is too precious to risk. It takes 5 seconds to pop them in and out per day.
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