Anyone know any special tips for aiding in inserting contacts?

Question

I always take about 15 mins per eye. I have a really hard time getting them in.

Answer 1

are you new wearing contacts? if so, don't worry, it'll get better with time. when i first started wearing contacts, i had such a hard time putting them in.

over time you'll develop your own technique and soon you'll probably be able to put them in very quickly, generally in less than 15 seconds each. i can put them in with one hand but don't worry about that for now.

wet your contact with solution, put it on your right pointer finger, take your left middle or index finger and pull your top eyelid up, with your middle right finger, pull down the bottom of your eyelid, stick the contact in... get close to the mirror, you should be able to see the contact in your eye, make sure it's positioned right in the center of your eye (with time you'll be able to tell it's in the right place without looking). don't be afraid to take it out and start again. if it's giving you a hard time re-wet it with solution and try again.

remember, practice makes perfect. soon you'll be a pro.

Answer 2

rollllllllllll it on and look directly at it.

Answer 3

Make sure they are always wet! When they get dry they start to curl up and they start to feel dry in your eye.

What I do is I Rinse them with regular Saline solution, and put a drop on the lens and I put the contact on my right index finger and I use my right middle finger to hold my lower lid down, and with my other hand I use it to hold my top lid up and I just pop it in my eye, Then I look down, then I look up and blink a few times and voila!

Make sure to get a good nights rest, it does make a difference!! When you take them out at night put in Visine Tears!  Make sure you disinfect them for 6 hours atleast before putting them in.

Check Renu.com and Opti-free.com for more tips and tricks.

The more you wear contacts the easier it gets to insert and remove them it only takes me like 1-2 minutes to put them BOTH in. Its a piece of cake!