contacts - please help! - Beauty & Cosmetics Message Board

CutieKelli · 09-14-2003, 12:21 PM

i know this may sound stupid, but i recently purchased some non prescription contacts for my anniversary to W@W my bf...well, since i have never owned contacts or wore them, i cannot get them to go in & stay in...i cannot find a guide anywhere that tells how to put contacts in, i guess they all expect u to have contacts already? thanks sooooooo much!

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Kelli

ihatespumoni · 09-14-2003, 01:01 PM

Hi Kelli,
I suggest that you book an appointment with an optometrist who can show you how to insert contact lenses proplerly. This will be the safest thing to do, but it will likely cost you some money (here in Canada the contact lenses consultation can run you anywhere from $40 - $140). Or if you have any friends who wear contact lenses you can ask them to show you how to put them in. It's very difficult to explain how to put in lenses in words, a visual demonstration is much more effective. Eyes and eyesight are very precious, so you don't want to do anything to damage them (i.e. you shouldn't go experimenting on your own). Good luck!

Aylamel27 · 09-14-2003, 02:16 PM

You should go to the eye Dr to have them look at them and show you how to use them correctually. Contacts come in a viraty of sizes, and you may have ones that do not fit you corractually. I would defintly not use them until you see a Dr.
Good luck!!!

kimzi81 · 09-14-2003, 02:30 PM

I've been using contacts for years but when i first started, i had the same problem as you.. getting them in and taking them out too. first rinse the lens with saline solution. then put it on your index finger and hold it up to the light. if the edges are pointing ******d, that means it is inverted. if the edges are going in a perfect bowl shape, then its the right way. that is very important because if u have it in inverted it will hurt pretty badly.

then using your other hand, hold your eyelids open. and just pop it in. it might help to look up while ur putting it in. once its in, then look down slowly. close your eyes, and pat your eyelids to get rid of any air bubbles.

good luck!

taking them out is just as hard tho.. hope you dont have long nails!

CutieKelli · 09-14-2003, 02:38 PM

y'all r sweethearts! thanks sooooo much!! i tried putting them in the other night but could never get them to stick, is that because they need to be rinsed with saline first? will saline make them stick? i appreciate the fact that an optometrist could help, but this was kinda a one time cosmetic thing, didn't want to spend a lot of money on it....

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Kelli