Putting on contact lenses for the first time?!
Question: Putting on contact lenses for the first time!?
Yesterday, I went to the eye doctor and tried to put on contact lenses for the first time!. The eye doctor tried to put them on me first, but wasn't successful at it!. She told me to try it and I couldn't get them in!. They either flipped on the opposite side of my finger, slid of my eye and onto my eye lashes, or it would just fall off my finger!. Also, whenever I almost got the contact in, I kept blinking!. I was sitting there forever with one of the doctors trying to put in just one contact lens!. I was getting a little frustrated!. I am going back to the eye doctor in a couple of weeks for another appointment to try again!. Can you give me any advice!? Thanks in advance!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
You're too tense!. I think you're blinking it out!.
Here's how they told me to do it:
Put the lens on your right index finger (moistened)
Then use your left hand over your head and grab your right upper eyelashes to hold your upper lid open!.
Then use your right middle finger to hold your right lower lid open!.
Then touch the lens to your eye - gently!.
Hold it there for a second!.
It will grab on to your cornea, then you can pull your finger away and blink!.
If you blink or wince, forget about it!. You've got to be very calm!.
Also, make sure your eyes aren't too dry!.
Hope that helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Here's how they told me to do it:
Put the lens on your right index finger (moistened)
Then use your left hand over your head and grab your right upper eyelashes to hold your upper lid open!.
Then use your right middle finger to hold your right lower lid open!.
Then touch the lens to your eye - gently!.
Hold it there for a second!.
It will grab on to your cornea, then you can pull your finger away and blink!.
If you blink or wince, forget about it!. You've got to be very calm!.
Also, make sure your eyes aren't too dry!.
Hope that helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
yes! i had this same problem too!.
what you can do is look up into your head so that you cant see that you are about to put it in your eye!. (make sure you know where your eye is with out looking though)
Once the contact is in!.!.!.move your eye around like look at the sky, then the ground, then two opposite walls and this will make the contact stay in!.
make sure it isnt inside out!. you can do this by doing the "taco" test!.
If it olds like a taco then its right and if it isn't then it will sort of reject folding!.
Try to practice touching your actual eyeball!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
what you can do is look up into your head so that you cant see that you are about to put it in your eye!. (make sure you know where your eye is with out looking though)
Once the contact is in!.!.!.move your eye around like look at the sky, then the ground, then two opposite walls and this will make the contact stay in!.
make sure it isnt inside out!. you can do this by doing the "taco" test!.
If it olds like a taco then its right and if it isn't then it will sort of reject folding!.
Try to practice touching your actual eyeball!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Pull the top half of your eye up with your left hand, the botton hald down with your right hand!. While doing this balance the contact on the index finger of your right hand and look in the mirror straight head and keep going putting the contact on your eye!. Try this for an hour!. You will get it eventually and the cool part is that one you learn how to do it, it is never a problem again!. You can go years without wearing contacts again but when you decide to again you automatically remember how to put them in!.!.!.!.!.!.like riding a bike or swimming,Www@Answer-Health@Com
Same thing happened to me when I got them yesterday to!.
Try holding your upper eyelid as tight as you can!. Then with your middle finger with the other hand pull down the bottom lid, with the index finger of the same hand put it in your eye, look left right down up etc, don't blink yet!. Slowy take your finger off your hand and it should be in!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Try holding your upper eyelid as tight as you can!. Then with your middle finger with the other hand pull down the bottom lid, with the index finger of the same hand put it in your eye, look left right down up etc, don't blink yet!. Slowy take your finger off your hand and it should be in!. Good luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
look straight ahead!. right into the mirror, at your eyes!. use your left hand to hold the top of your eye open, and right hand, index finger, to your eye!. hold your contact just on the tip of your finger!. go slowly, and keep looking straight ahead!. your natural reaction is to blink, just don't give up!. keep trying until you get it!. keep your contact mosit, (every few minutes that you don't get it) by rewetting it with solution often!.
keep at it!. you'll get it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
keep at it!. you'll get it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
It's normal to have a hard time putting something in your eye!. It's going to take time and patience!. Also do make sure you are putting them in the right way -the wrong way and they can be very painful!.
Everyone goes through what you are describing when they first start wearing them!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Everyone goes through what you are describing when they first start wearing them!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
Figato's answer seems just about right!.
But when you are looking in the mirror when inserting it, look at your eye in the mirror, not your finger coming at you, kinda look past it and into the mirror!. Maybe even look at the other eye that you are not inserting in!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
But when you are looking in the mirror when inserting it, look at your eye in the mirror, not your finger coming at you, kinda look past it and into the mirror!. Maybe even look at the other eye that you are not inserting in!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
just look straight and make sure the inside of the contact it wet!.
dont try too much everyday because your eye will get red!. and on the count of 3 stick it in otherweise you can stick it on the white part and side it onto the center of your eye!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
dont try too much everyday because your eye will get red!. and on the count of 3 stick it in otherweise you can stick it on the white part and side it onto the center of your eye!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
role ur eyes up!.!. look up!.!. pull the bottom lash and then put the lenses at in!.!. its really easy!.!.
watch this video it will be help full
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=c6UEXUtTV!.!.!.
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watch this video it will be help full
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=c6UEXUtTV!.!.!.
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keep both eyes open
if ur eye starts blinking alot stop for a few minutes then try again
it will take patience
i just got contact lenses tooWww@Answer-Health@Com
if ur eye starts blinking alot stop for a few minutes then try again
it will take patience
i just got contact lenses tooWww@Answer-Health@Com
Remember when you put them in their gonna itch for the first time!. So don't worry!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
dont be scared Www@Answer-Health@Com
This is how I put them in when I first started (make sure you are in front of a mirror)!.!.!.
1!. Open the contact packages then wash your hands with soap and water!. Let them air dry!.
2!. Pick out a contact and put it onto a clean dry finger (either pointer or middle finger)!. Make sure the contact sits properly with the outer edges up and only the center on your finger!. Some contacts have a side (usually marked with a letter) that should be facing out, if your contacts are made that way make sure you have the correct side facing out!.
3!. Use your free hand to open your eye really wide!. Put the side of your thumb under your eye and the side of your pointer finger above it to gently pull the eye open!.
4!. With the contact placed correctly on your clean, dry finger slowly bring it up to your eye!. Gently place the contact onto the center of your eye (the colored portion) and make sure it comes off your finger!.
5!. Then close your eye and softly tap your eye lid, this will push out any air pockets between your eye and the contact!. Your eye may water but that's ok!.
6!. After a few taps open your eyes and the contact should be in place!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
1!. Open the contact packages then wash your hands with soap and water!. Let them air dry!.
2!. Pick out a contact and put it onto a clean dry finger (either pointer or middle finger)!. Make sure the contact sits properly with the outer edges up and only the center on your finger!. Some contacts have a side (usually marked with a letter) that should be facing out, if your contacts are made that way make sure you have the correct side facing out!.
3!. Use your free hand to open your eye really wide!. Put the side of your thumb under your eye and the side of your pointer finger above it to gently pull the eye open!.
4!. With the contact placed correctly on your clean, dry finger slowly bring it up to your eye!. Gently place the contact onto the center of your eye (the colored portion) and make sure it comes off your finger!.
5!. Then close your eye and softly tap your eye lid, this will push out any air pockets between your eye and the contact!. Your eye may water but that's ok!.
6!. After a few taps open your eyes and the contact should be in place!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You should ask them for a starter pack that you can practice with at home!. Practice is the only way you can accomplish this!. The same thing happened to me at the eye doctor the first time I tried to put them in!. Except the lady helping me was getting extremely annoyed because I couldn't do it, which made me even more nervous!. I almost wanted to cry and if I didn't hate myself in glasses so much I probably would've never tried it again!. It helps to practice just touching your eye because a lot of people can't even do that!. For me, I hold open my top lid really tight and that helps!. Ask for a pair to take home then teach yourself!. You'll get the hang of it! Www@Answer-Health@Com