Removing contacts.. tips?

In my experience removing is simple. No mirror and using either hand.

I’m confident you’ll find the technique that works for you in short time.

 

Get your eyes nice and wet first. Crying will accomplish this, so think of something very sad, or watch part of a movie you detest.

 

If you can’t pinch them out with your fingers, try a pair of surgical tweezers. If that fails, I typically fall back on a grapefruit spoon.

 

I suppose it's really all a matter of perspective. I've never thought of myself as removing the contacts; but rather the contacts removing me, and if I can share in that experience, so much the better.

Yep, this is why I keep an onion near my saline solution. I've only mistakenly rubbed onion on my contacts instead of saline, like, seven or eight times.

Another tried-and-true strategy. The grapefruit spoon is next to the onion next to the saline. I also use it to mix some delicious bathroom salsa when I'm done with the onion and other vegetables used to get ready in the morning.

 

I opened this thread thinking it was about contacts on your iPhone.

As I’m quite squeamish about eyes I now feel quite sick!

 

Whatever you do, DO NOT click on @AngerDanger's avatar and look at the animation. DO NOT do this.

 

Seems like an appropriate response!

 

I use contacts and i have some pretty dry eyes, and I live in the desert full of dry heat which makes it even worse.
I'm usually putting drops in my eyes about 2-3 times a day even if i'm only wearing glasses. Using drops before removing your lenses helps immensely. I can remove them without a mirror by just pinching them but this gives me a "suction cup" kind of feeling that i don't like.

I actually just get my thumb (my nails are always short) and lightly rest the flat bed of my nail on my eye right at the edge of the lens and then use my index to slide the lens onto my nail and just pick the lens up off of my eye. Kind of like peeling I guess you would say? It's a kind of slide/pinch method that feels most comfortable to me. I'm having a hard time trying to describe it. lol

I've shown this to my optometrists and they've all told me it's okay as long as you're careful/gentle.

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I didn't need to sleep tonight anyways.

 

Passes AFB a virtual barf bag. Is there a thread that ease your squeamishness?

OP, tears are a great suggestion. Lubricate those eyes and lenses. Also deep breaths to relax yourself.

 

I’m looking at images of fluffy bunnies to help me calm down.

 

Oh dear.

I now expect @AngerDanger to show up and post animations of fluffy bunnies with googly kaleidoscope eyes.

I guess it could be worse.

 

I think I need to unsubscribe to this thread before it gets worse!

 

I would only pinch them out with my fingers. No other way is safe. bring up your concerns with the doctor, they should come out as expected.

 

Have somebody smack you upside the head?

 

Or read a bunch of @chown33 ‘s posts.