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Thread ID: 134288	2013-06-17 05:20:00	Contact lense yes or no?	micky (7329)	PC World Chat

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1346075	2013-06-17 05:20:00	I thought i'd try them had my 1st visit to specsavers the young lady guided me through putting them in, got them in on my own OK then after coming out the examination room I couldn't do it again outside in the main area. Made another appointment about a week later to try again. And I still couldn't put them in I just blinked every time so I gave up bit annoying really as I went with the wife and she didn't have a problem and has had them for a week now going back to check that every thing is alright. Has anyone else tried contacts and had similar problems as I guess its not for every one.	micky (7329)
1346076	2013-06-17 05:59:00	You do get used to putting something in your eye. Sometimes it is more 'habit' to start blinking when you are attempting to insert the contact lens. Clean your hands thoroughly, and then practice touching your eye with your finger. See if you can desensitize the blink reflex. Tip: try pulling down your bottom eyelid with your ring finger and then insert the contact using the middle finger tip. See if that makes it easier.	Jen (38)
1346077	2013-06-17 08:18:00	I wore contact lens when I was in Singapore. I had a heck of a time to begin with getting used to putting them in but I persevered till I got used to putting them in. Blinking was my problem too.	Bobh (5192)
1346078	2013-06-17 08:44:00	I have been wearing hard or gas permeable contacts for over 40 years and still find it hit or miss to get the lens sitting directly on the pupil. Generally I place it on the white of the eye and then slide it into place.	tutaenui (1724)
1346079	2013-06-17 23:16:00	I thought i'd try them had my 1st visit to specsavers the young lady guided me through putting them in, got them in on my own OK then after coming out the examination room I couldn't do it again outside in the main area. Made another appointment about a week later to try again. And I still couldn't put them in I just blinked every time so I gave up bit annoying really as I went with the wife and she didn't have a problem and has had them for a week now going back to check that every thing is alright. Has anyone else tried contacts and had similar problems as I guess its not for every one. I have been wearing contact for years now. They do take a little bit of getting used to in regards to inserting onto the eye. It is a natural reaction when your finger is about to poke your eye out the back of your head.......that is the first major hurdle to get over. You do need to ensure good hygiene of your hands and fingers for putting them in and out. Mine are always in liquid. If you insert them back to front, you will know as they will irritate. Again, it is the getting used to slipping your finger into your eye that you have to over come. I can get contacts in and out, most days in a few seconds. Get past the blink reaction which is perfectly natural and you will like the freedom they bring. The way I do it, I have the contact moist on the tip of one finger, with my other hand, a finger to pull down the bottom eye lid, line the contact up on the glide path and in, the contact *grips* the surface of the eye and remove fingers, blink a couple of times to allow the contact to settle into its natural position and do the other eye.	PinoyKiw (9675)
1346080	2013-06-18 05:39:00	I've spent countless hours teaching people to get lenses in and out. Believe me when I emphasise that your propblem is not with the eye, and not with the hand inserting the lenses. If blinking is the issue, then it is a problem with how the other hand is holding your top lid. Pay acute attention to the following: 1) It is useless to hold your right upper lid with your right hand. Likewise, you can't properly hold your left top lid with your left hand. I don't care if it feels awkward, you MUST use the hand from the opposite side to hold your top lid. Just shut up and do it. 2) Your elbow needs to be up in the air. Get that arm and elbow wayyy up til it hurts.. This brings the benefit of your fingers now reaching down vertically across the top lid, which allows a strong grip that is working directly opposite to the direction of motion when you blink. Whereas reaching across your nose with your elbow low and fingers horizontal only gives a weak position where your blink action can easily flex your fingers sideways. Again, just shut up and do it. Get that arm wayyy up in the air and reach over your head with your arm, much like a monkey in the zoo. 3) your fingers and your lids must be dry. If it's wet with tears or saline, once again you're at a disadvantage. 4) Don't just place your fingers against the lid and elevate. Use multiple fingers. Draw the lid up with one finger, then place another finger on the lid and elevate it further. The finger you first used is now free to 'walk' further down the lid to grab and pull more tissue up. Repeat this 'walking/pulling of the fingers until you can feel your lashes and lid margin under your fingertips. Don't stop until they are firmly pinned up against the bone of your brow. Now the other hand - lens at the tip of the index finger, middle finger drawing down the bottom lid. Look right into your fingertip, and advance that lens onto your eye. Don't relax or allow a blink until complete contact is achieved and you've allowed the lens to be gently shuffled about on the cornea (this bit to get bubbles out and lens edges free of lids/lashes. Done. If you fail, try again with acute attention to points 1,2,3, 4.	Paul.Cov (425)
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