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How to Putting in Contact Lenses

Posted on by Kristoff
How to Putting in Contact Lenses
08
Jun

How to Putting in Contact Lenses

Quick Summary

1. Wash your hands with soap and water.
2. Remove a contact from its case.
3. Place the contact on the index finger you’re most comfortable using.
4. Pull your upper and lower eyelids away from your eye.
5. Slowly move the contact towards your eye.
6. Gently place the contact on your eye.
7. Let go of your eyelids and blink slowly.

Putting in Contact Lenses – Method 1

Properly care for your contact lenses whenever they’re not in use.

This basically means two things:

  • Always store your contacts in contact lens solution, unless you’re wearing daily disposable lenses. Contact lens solution helps to clean, rinse, and disinfect your lenses.
  • Dispose of your contact lenses by the recommended date. Most lenses fall into one of three categories: dispose monthly, 3 months dispose, or dispose yearly. Check your contact lenses for the recommended disposal date and don’t wear them longer than that.

Wash your hands with soap. Rinse thoroughly to get rid of soap residue. Dry your hands with a towel (since paper towels or toilet paper may leave pieces behind) or, if possible, an air dryer.

Remove one contact from its case. Unless the prescription is the same for both, remember to check whether it’s for your right or left eye. Always start with the same eye to avoid mixing up your two contacts. Remember to always handle your contacts gently so you don’t rip or damage them.

Place the contact on the index finger you’re most comfortable with using.

Make sure that the contact is sitting hollow-side up on your fingertip with none of the side walls sticking to your finger. Hold your finger at eye-level. If the contact looks like a bowl or a sphere cut in half, it is correct. If the edges are flaring out, then it is inside out.

  • Make sure to handle the lens on the skin of your finger, not the nail of your fingertip. It might be easier if you put a little bit of solution on your finger where you intend to hold the contact lens.
  • If it’s a soft contact lens, make sure that it isn’t inside-out. It sounds obvious, but sometimes it’s difficult to tell.
  • While it’s still on your finger, inspect the lens for rips, tears, or debris. If dust or debris is visible, rinse with lens solution.

Gently pull your skin away from your eye. Use the index finger of your opposite hand to pull your upper eyelid upward; use the middle finger of your dominant hand (i.e. the one with the contact on it) to pull your lower eyelid downward. As you become more experienced, you’ll be able to do this just by pulling down your lower eyelid.

Move the contact towards your eye calmly and steadily. Try not to blink or move jerkily. It may help to wards. It’s also advised to not focus the eye that you’re putting the contact into; this will make it easier to place the lens.

Gently place the contact on your eye. Make sure it is centered over your iris (i.e. the circular, colored part of the eye), gently sliding it over your eyeball if necessary.

  • If this method is difficult you can also close your eye and look around (up, down, left, and right) to center the lens.

Let go of the skin around your eye and blink slowly so as to not dislodge the contact. Take note of any pain or discomfort you may have. If you think that something may be wrong with your contact, remove and fully cleanse it, then try again.

Removing Contact Lenses – Method 2

Lubricate your eyes beforehand with eye drops. This isn’t absolutely necessary each time, but it sure will help you remove your lenses if they’re not lubricated and won’t budge. Squeeze a couple drops of lubricating and re-wetting solution into your eyes beforehand.

Look up and place your middle finger from your dominant hand underneath your eye, pulling the eyelid down.

Make contact with the lens using your index finger of the same hand. Slide the lens down to the bottom (white part) of your eye.

With your index finger and thumb, squeeze gently and remove. Place the contact lens in contact lens solution or discard if already past the durability date.

Repeat with the other eye, using the same hand for contact lens removal.

Finished.

Kristoff

2 thoughts on “How to Putting in Contact Lenses”

  1. Tyler Meredith says:

    My son will be getting contact lenses soon and I want them to be comfortable for him. Neither his mom nor I have vision problems so we don’t know much about contacts and I think it’d be good to learn so we can help him. I’ll have to remember to have him blink slowly once he puts them in to ensure it doesn’t become dislodged.

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