What is the best way to put contacts in for a new user?

Question

My daughter just got her first pair of contacts shes 14
shes having a aweful time putting them in, even with me putting them it takes many many tries!
She has SUPER long eyelashes and flinches alot.......

Any tips will be appreciated and best rewarded!

Thanks for helping a lovely green eyed girl put the glasses away

Answer 1

From what I have heard practice makes perfect. The more you do it the easier that it gets.

On the web it says:

It is important that you insert your Contact Lenses correctly to maximize
their effectiveness and reduce the chance of damage to your Contact
Lenses or your eyes. If you take your time and follow these simple tips
then you should be able to put your Contact Lenses in easily.

Before you begin to insert your Contact Lenses you need to make sure
that your hands are clean and dry and check that your Contact Lenses
are clean, wet and undamaged. If you have been chopping chillies really you should have put your lenses in first but try to ensure that all chillie juice is off your hands because if its not you will soon find out! Same goes for if your lens is damaged. It will feel like you have a boulder in your eye and that lens should be immediately discarded.

Place one of your Contact Lenses on the tip of your finger of whichever
hand you prefer to use. Then pull down the lower lid of the appropriate
eye with the middle finger of the same hand. You can then use your
other hand to keep the upper lid open wide.

Next you should look directly at the Contact Lens on your finger and place
it directly onto your dark colored cornea in the centre of your eye. This is a bit like poking yourself in the eye but with practise you will get the finger to eye speed just right!

Let go of your eye lid slowly. If you find that you have air bubbles under
the contact lens you can remove them by closing your eye and gently
rolling your eyeball around. Do not rub your eyes.


Trust me once you have done this a few times you will wonder why you were concerned and you will stop taking half an hour to put your lenses in!


I also read:
Yeah, I had the same thing last year when I decided to get contact lenses. Your first biological reaction is always to protect your eyes, so it is natural to want to squeeze it shut when putting something in there. The best advice I can give is to practice putting it on and off 5 times every morning, and 5 times every night, and you'll soon get used to it. Try this: look straight ahead and pretend there is something you have to see very far away, and gradually put the lenses on. Works for me, heh.

Answer 2

Yes, wet the contact right before you put it in. It helps it stay on the eye. I usually put it on the tip of my index finger and use my other had to hold my eye open if needed. After a while you won't even need to hold your eye open. You just have to get over the fact that you are putting your finger in your eye.

Answer 3

RE:
What is the best way to put contacts in for a new user?
My daughter just got her first pair of contacts shes 14
shes having a aweful time putting them in, even with me putting them it takes many many tries!
She has SUPER long eyelashes and flinches alot.......

Any tips will be appreciated and best rewarded!

Thanks for helping a lovely green eyed...

Answer 4

hold the eyelashes as hard as u can away from the eyse to keep them open... use your soaking material to wet the lenses right before you put them in, it helps