Contact Lenses

[Queerwitch]

I've been wanting to get contacts to change my eye color for some time (they're non Rx). Yesterday at my eye doctor appointment, I sat through the instructions for putting them in and taking them out. I tried for a good 15-20 minutes to get them in, and couldn't, though I came close at times. I took two demo lenses home and practiced some more, but couldn't get them in my eye. I keep blinking as the lense approaches the eyeball, and learning to tame that reflex is proving hard.

The doctor said I'll learn with time to overcome the blinking reflex, but it's proving extremely hard. Any suggestions?

 

[subsonic]

I tried contacts as well once. Got a 14-day trial on some and went home and tried. I found putting them in extremely difficult as well. I became real agitated and frustrated at times. It takes a lot of practice and you really do have to be patient. What worked for me was not to look directly in the eye in the mirror when putting them in, but looking up and then just stop thinking about it - shut your brain off and just do it.
Perhaps I should try out contacts again. I suffer from astigmatism so contacts for me will never be as good as glasses unfortunately. It would be nice to have contacts so I could alternate once in a while

 

[Queerwitch]

I have astigmatism as well as near sightedness, so that's why I settled for non prescription lenses. I'd simply wear these under my glasses, and I can get by without glasses, though not as easily as I used to.

I'm definitely frustrated, because I love how they looked after the doctor put them on me (no easy feat for him!). The woman demonstrating made it look way too easy.

As soon as the lense touches my eye, it usually folds up. I also have thick lashes, which probably get in the way.

 

[Corny]

Use a mirror. Look right into your own eyes. Use one hand to block the eyelid, the other one to put the lens in. Aim and do not look at the lens but focus on the mirror pic.

It still will take time and practice

 

[subsonic]

I have astigmatism as well as near sightedness, so that's why I settled for non prescription lenses. I'd simply wear these under my glasses, and I can get by without glasses, though not as easily as I used to.

I'm definitely frustrated, because I love how they looked after the doctor put them on me (no easy feat for him!). The woman demonstrating made it look way too easy.

As soon as the lense touches my eye, it usually folds up. I also have thick lashes, which probably get in the way.

I understand why you're frustrated but you'll get to learn it you just have to be patient. When I was supposed to try and put some in the first time, one of the optician showed me how to do it then took them out for me, sat me in front of a little mirror and asked me to try myself. I kid you not, I think I sat there for half an hour/45 minutes and she was bored to death and let it show. She sat there, fiddling with her nails, sighing, looking around. I was so uncomfortable, I think it was the longest half hour of my life.

But yeah, it takes some getting used to. I have really thick eyelashes as well and big eyes, so the first pair of trail contacts I got actually hurt my eye because they were too tight. Practise make perfect - you'll get to it. Just don't think too much about it and just do it.

 

[QuakrBoi]

I've been wearing contacts for years and still have trouble every so often getting one of them in........and I STILL have to be in front of a mirror cuz otherwise I usually miss my eye haha. Definitely took some getting used to but I'd say after a few weeks you'll be a pro!

 

[guyfromNY]

I first started wearing contact lenses when I was 12 years old and I had a very difficult time in the beginning. The tech at my eye doctor's office was with me the first time I did it, and for some reason I had no problem. It was when I got home and had to put them in every morning. Believe me though, you will get the hang of it.

Some tips are to hold the eyelids open with one hand while you are putting the lens in with the other. When I was taught to put them in, I was told to keep the lens on my index finger, but this never worked for me. It was much easier to hold it on my index finger and thumb so that it didn't fold or turn inside out..

Good Luck!!!!!!!!

 

[Queerwitch]

Thanks everyone! I finally just decided to RELAX, and got one in. Then the other. I just chilled out and did it. Today I had no trouble at all.

It was mind over matter, I guess. I really wish I could get contacts for my Rx, because glasses can be a pain.

 

[Queerwitch]

I understand why you're frustrated but you'll get to learn it you just have to be patient. When I was supposed to try and put some in the first time, one of the optician showed me how to do it then took them out for me, sat me in front of a little mirror and asked me to try myself. I kid you not, I think I sat there for half an hour/45 minutes and she was bored to death and let it show. She sat there, fiddling with her nails, sighing, looking around. I was so uncomfortable, I think it was the longest half hour of my life.

Yikes! Bad customer service! And the office was really busy the day I went in, so I finally said screw it, and took the demos home so I could keep trying without someone watching! I tend to learn things in my own time, and this was no exception.