HOw long should i wait for my contact lens to come back?

Question

ok, i think my contact rolled somewhere in my eye. I was trying to remove my lens, and i noticed nothing in my left eye, but its weird b/c i usually know if it rolled away, do u think it popped out and i wasn't aware of it? ITs been 4 hours still no sign of it..help

Answer 1

if you can't feel it then it prob popped out with out you knowing

Answer 2

you would definitely feel it if it was still in your eye.

i think it fell out . it cannot go behind the eye.

don't worry!

Answer 3

it may have folded but you'd feel it. It is impossible for it to go "behind" your eye.

it probably fell out if you can't see or feel it

I've worn lenses for 16yrs or so

Answer 4

well it all depends on your genetics.  Some people are very lucky and are able to get their contacts back in a day or 2.  Unfortunately, I've heard terrible stories about this .  I've known people who have waited weeks for them to come out, it has caused them great physical AND mental discomfort.  They have had red eyes, in rare cases blood actually seeps from the eye, sometimes requiring life threatening surgery in which there is only about a 3% survival rate.  In terms of the emotional pain, the contact can wander out of the eye and to the brain where it causes severe mental depression.  Hopefully you dont end up like that.  Good luck!

Answer 5

Have u tried gently rolling/rubbing over ur eye lid? If u don't recall seeing anything blurry for a sec or anything i bet it fell out or maybe u nvr put it in this morning !

Answer 6

Does it hurt?  I've had contacts go behind my eye and it's terribly uncomfortable...unless you're feeling a lot of discomfort, chances are it popped out.

Answer 7

Don't wait two days!  Close  your eye and roll your eye up and around the top back and forth.. you should be able to feel it.  Or close your eye and gently rub the top eyelid while looking down- If you still dont feel it at all after this, its probably not in your eye anymore.