Help!!! What is the best way to get contacts out?

Question

I'm 31 years old and I've been wearing glasses all my life I'm ready for something new so I'm trying contacts people say I look so pretty without my glasses on well I look pretty both ways but I look better without the glasses so I want to start wearing contacts for good now so yesterday I got some contacts and it was very easy putting them on I just couldn't get them out it took me only 2 trys getting my left eye out but my right eye I was trying to get the contact out for like about 30 minutes now my eye is irritated and red this happen yesterday so I didn't wear them today but I want to wear them all the time what sholud I do

Answer 1

When you are taking out your contacts A- make sure your eyes are not dry, this will lead to the contact sticking to your eyes and irritating it, B- use a mirror, C-make sure your hands are clean so that you don't put germs in your eye.

Hold your eye open with your pointer finger on the lid and your thumb on the bottom.  Use your other hand's pointer finger and put it directly over the center of the contact and slide it down toward the bottom of your eye.  Your eye ball is  not perfectly round, and when you slide the contact downward the suction will release it from your eye and it will remain on your finger just as it was when you put it in.

Answer 2

Use drops to make sure your eyes are really wet.  You can use the contact lens fluid if you don't have contact lens rewetting drops.  They come out much easier that way-they stick to your eyes less.  Take a deep breath, calm down, and be gentle.  Try pushing it to the side a bit to knock it out of place-they are weighted to stay on your eye properly.  They can be harder to take out if you have long nails.  Don't stress, pretty soon you'll forget you ever had any trouble taking thim out.  It becomes second nature.

Answer 3

First of all, don't panic. I know how it feels as I've experienced this when I started on them.

Before removing them, make sure your eyes are reasonably wet. Do this by dabbing some saline lightly on your eyes. Also, make sure the tip of your index finger is a bit wet too. Not doing these can damage your lenses easily if they're dry.

The best method is to hold your upper and lower eyelids with your middle fingers. Then, using the index finger and thumb from the hand you're holding your lower eyelid with, carefully pinch your contact out.

If you can get them in, then you must be able to get them out. I believe you can! Just calm down and be patient! :)

Good luck!

Answer 4

oh ive had this problem, except im 14 years

and it doesnt happen anymore

kindof angle your thumb and first finger on opposite sides of your eye

put your finger on your eye like your gonna take out your contact, but look from side to side, up and down, move your eye

so youre holding onto the contact and loosening it by moving youre eyes. it should come out

if youre eyes are red though, wait until they arent

and let your eyes rest before you try again

you'll get it

and i know, it can hurt.

Answer 5

You should be able to remove the contact

from the right eye by 1)putting your right hand index finger at the outside corner of your right

eye.  Pull the skin slightly and look to the left.

The contact should fall out.

  If you are having problems, that means

that contact does not fit your cornea right.

Your optometrist will have to measure your

eye again and examine the right eye

contact to find the problem.

Answer 6

First relax! If you're nervous, your hands will be shaky and this won't work. First, moisten your eyes with some solution, or preferably lubricating eye drops especially for contacts. Open your eyelid with your thumb and index finger of you non-dominant hand, having your thumb on the bottom. Use your dominant hand, and place your index finger on the contact (so you are seeing pretty much only your finger). Now, look up and drag the contact down with your finger. Next while the contact is mostly off of your iris and under your finger, pinch it and pull it out. If you are still having trouble mastering this, your optometrist will gladly teach you. I do it all the time.

Just make sure you don't pull the contact directly off the iris, or you will damage your eyes over time. And always make sure to wash your hands before doing any of this.