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(Message started by: alienspacebabe on Nov 17th, 2005, 9:55pm)

Title: Contacts
Post by alienspacebabe on Nov 17th, 2005, 9:55pm
Howdy. Went to get contacts today - tired of glasses.

Well, can't get them in...
Seems I have a very strong blink reflex.

I *really* want to wear them - cheaper than LASIK.
Anyone have any suggestions on this?

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by eyes_afire on Nov 17th, 2005, 10:13pm
Be persistent.  I think it's kinda normal at first to have a hard time.  Eventually you'll be like me... I poke myself in the eye without blinking  ;;D

1.  Contact lens on right hand index finger.

2.  Hold down lower lid with rest of right hand.

3.  Hold open upper lid with left hand.

4.  Move index finger (right hand) towards eyeball.


--- Steve

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Rock_Lobster on Nov 18th, 2005, 12:07am
Yeah... what Eyes said.  The first week sucks, then you become the master of getting them in/out.  The trick is to not blind yourself during that first week.

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Redd715 on Nov 18th, 2005, 12:25am
I can't count how many left contacts I've lost over the years...so many I don't even bother with the pieces of gel anymore... :-/

to each their own tho sis.


Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Big Dan on Nov 18th, 2005, 12:43am
Instead of putting the lens directly onto your retina, look to the side, and while using a mirror, put it on the white of your eye...

... then push it on, getting any air bubbles out, and let go.  After that you just have to blink a few times and look straight ahead until it moves to your retina, and that's that.




-Big Dan

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by LeLimey on Nov 18th, 2005, 4:19am

on 11/18/05 at 00:43:26, Big Dan wrote:
Instead of putting the lens directly onto your retina, look to the side, and while using a mirror, put it on the white of your eye...

... then push it on, getting any air bubbles out, and let go.  After that you just have to blink a few times and look straight ahead until it moves to your retina, and that's that.

-Big Dan


That's exactly how I do it, works for me!

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by alienspacebabe on Nov 18th, 2005, 10:45am

on 11/18/05 at 00:43:26, Big Dan wrote:
Instead of putting the lens directly onto your retina, look to the side, and while using a mirror, put it on the white of your eye...

... then push it on, getting any air bubbles out, and let go.  After that you just have to blink a few times and look straight ahead until it moves to your retina, and that's that.




-Big Dan



I shall try that this afternoon when I go back to try again... (and again and again and again)

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Bondservant on Nov 18th, 2005, 3:57pm
It is highly unnatural to stick your finger in your eye.  But you eventually get used to it.

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by alienspacebabe on Nov 18th, 2005, 5:15pm
AAAAAARGHHHHHHH

I get to try again Monday.... and Tuesday.... and Wednesday...  

Guess my Friday night will be spent poking myself in the eye instead of out on a hot date.

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by pattik on Nov 18th, 2005, 5:37pm
You're inspiring me to try again.  I tried contacts three years ago, and I just couldn't get the hang of it.  I eventually gave up.  Keep trying, and good luck with it. :-/

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Melissa on Nov 18th, 2005, 6:31pm
I wore contacts from the age of 14 till I was 27.  I ended up having dry eyes, and they would get so irritated I never put them in again.  Now I find myself wondering if I could get away with wearing them again, but my vision is quite bad and I don't know if I want to go back to all the cleaning and disinfecting again. :-/  I had the gas permiable kind before, and am thinking about soft lenses this time.

What kind do you have Liz?

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by alienspacebabe on Nov 18th, 2005, 6:41pm

on 11/18/05 at 18:31:06, Melissa wrote:
What kind do you have Liz?


2-week disposable for astigmatism.
Just one fluid to soak and clean them - not like they used to be (from what I hear).

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by eyes_afire on Nov 18th, 2005, 8:43pm

on 11/18/05 at 18:31:06, Melissa wrote:
I wore contacts from the age of 14 till I was 27.  I ended up having dry eyes, and they would get so irritated I never put them in again.  Now I find myself wondering if I could get away with wearing them again, but my vision is quite bad and I don't know if I want to go back to all the cleaning and disinfecting again. :-/  I had the gas permiable kind before, and am thinking about soft lenses this time.

What kind do you have Liz?


Two of the newest things are the new (more breathable) 'Night and Day' lenses and Daily Throwaways.  I go for the Daily Throwaways.  No solutions or buildup to irritate dry eyes.  No cleaning or disinfecting just throw them away at the end of the day.

Mel, I guaran-damn-tee you that my vision is much worse than yours... much worse.  I'm too embarrassed to say anything more about it.   :-[

--- Steve

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by lionsound on Nov 18th, 2005, 9:09pm
you can do it Lizzie!!!

it is a bit of a pain at first, but you'll get the hang of it.
When I first got contacts, and later relearned how to put a new kind in I would be  in tears becuse I was sooo frustrated. As said above,  it takes practice...a good week at least.

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Melissa on Nov 19th, 2005, 7:05am

on 11/18/05 at 20:43:04, eyes_afire wrote:
Two of the newest things are the new (more breathable) 'Night and Day' lenses and Daily Throwaways.  I go for the Daily Throwaways.  No solutions or buildup to irritate dry eyes.  No cleaning or disinfecting just throw them away at the end of the day.

Mel, I guaran-damn-tee you that my vision is much worse than yours... much worse.  I'm too embarrassed to say anything more about it.   :-[
--- Steve

Steve, does insurance cover those kind nowdays?  I know they didn't when I got my last pair.  Are they real expensive?  

I like the idea of the throw away kind, but I would only want them for when I go out in public, LOL. ;)  I really don't mind wearing my glasses though, so maybe I'm just being silly with worrying about how others perceive me. :-/  I used to think I was a geek and no one would think I was pretty if I wore glasses, but I find that most men can see the beauty right through the lenses. ;)  Shouldn't matter anyway, I'm married. ;;D

[smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by sassy_lady on Nov 19th, 2005, 7:18am
your not alone !! My son took a month to get his in!! I had to put them in for him at 1st!! but he kept on trying & he found it easiest to set up just like eyes said & then he looks up & puts it in!! then he closes his eye & moves his eye around until it's in the right place!! works for him, try it!! it takes time to do something new & get it done!! Good luck sweety!! pray you get it soon!!
Love Jolene

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Peppermint on Nov 19th, 2005, 7:39am
Lizzie :)

I never really had trouble putting them on, I've been wearing them since I was 15.  

One important thing though... it FEELS better if the lense is generously wet right before you put it in your eye.  
If you need to, get a mirror, put it on a flat surface and lean OVER the mirror so your face is parallel to it...  this way as you're putting the lens in, it is evenly balanced on the tip of your finger and won't flex (as when you are standing straight up).  

Like Dan said, look to the side if you have that fear of poking your eye, if there is enough liquid on the lens all you have to do is blink and then look straight ahead and it will settle on the middle of your eyeball.  

Hope that helps some.  Just keep trying!

Pep :)

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by E-Double on Nov 19th, 2005, 8:54am
Screw that!

Glasses are hot and you can get tons of styles to match your mood or style!

Chillin' E

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by eyes_afire on Nov 19th, 2005, 12:16pm

Quote:
Steve, does insurance cover those kind nowdays?  I know they didn't when I got my last pair.  Are they real expensive?  


Insurance?  What's that, LOL.  My employer 'helps' pay for them... sorta.  $194 for 6 month supply.  So, a year of contacts is still cheaper than my glasses.  I don't see 20/20 with them, but that's because of my: bad eyes (not corrected for astigmatism)... and it's still better than wearing glasses... which are troublesome with my: bad eyes.

Expensive?  Enough.  And now you know why I still live in a shitty apartment, LOL  :o  ;;D

--- Steve

Title: Re: Contacts
Post by Cerberus on Nov 20th, 2005, 7:11pm
advice... get the lasik done and trash the contacts... either that or hire a viet-cong tourture specialist to prevent blinking... or not.

'Bus...   ya, again.



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