I CANT FIND MY CONTACTS & THEY ARE IN MY EYE?

Question

My left contact started to get blurry so i went to take it out but i couldnt find it i have been looking for a while still cant find it. my eye opens in it just feels like there is an eyelash in my eye. I dont know what to do cause it might still be there

Answer 1

If it's blurry, it's likely it isn't in your eye anymore.  Try flooding your eye with a sterile saline solution.  That should get the lens out if it is still in there.

The eyelash sensation could be a scratched cornea, so be very careful.  If you also notice sensitivity to light, then your cornea is probably scratched.  This can often happen if you leave your lenses in too long.  No matter what type of lenses you have, you should never wear them continuously for more than 8 to 10 hours without taking them out and giving your eyes a break.

Depending on how bad it is, a scratched cornea will take a several days to get better.  Keep your eye clean and forego lenses and makeup for awhile.  Eventually, the eyelash sensation should go away.  Keep your eye hydrated, and use a sterile saline solution if necessary.

If the sensation and/or sensitivity don't get better within a day or two, you should go to your eye doctor and have it looked at.

Answer 2

Go look into a mirror with a light near by, and look down and pull your upper lid up and then look up and pull your lower lid down, and look side to side.. itll wiggle its way out.. make sure you put eye drops in too to help it wiggle it's way out

Answer 3

Actually there are 3 common places to find a lost lens.

1  In your case

2 In your eye

3  In the other eye

4  Elsewhere

Answer 4

Your contact has probably drifted off center, and may be far up under your upper lid or way down under your lower lid.

Go into  a well lit bathroom, with your contact in your right eye so you can see clearly, and search beneath your upper and lower eyelids or off to the corners of your left eye.  

If you still don't see it, ask someone else to help you look for it.