Anyone know how to apply contact lenses?

Question

I've tried to place them on the bottom of my eye with my head tilted up. But everytime I try to put them on my eye, it never sticks on, like I fit it wrong. Should I be sliding it onto my eye or something?

The main problem is that when I apply it to my eye, it still stays on my finger and won't stick to my eye.

Answer 1

i just got contact lenses about a month ago & i cant do it that way either. make sure that ur finger is totally dry becuz it wont stick on ur eye... it could also be that u have the lense inside out... it should be a bowl and if u look @ it eye level it should be even w/ the other side. my way is to push up my eyelid so u can see the white above ur eye and hold it close 4 a little bit and it usually sucks rite on! ull get the hang of it soon! good luck!

Answer 2

this is what i do, look in the mirror, hold the contact on your middle finger and pull the skin under you eye down with your ring finger on the other hand and then put the contact on your eye and make it stick by pushing it against your eye with your middle finger that is on the same hand as the ring figer you used. then to get it smoothed out on your eye pull your eyelashes down so your eyes close and just wait a second, then open and all is good.

Answer 3

Make sure that your hands are clean and dry. Put a drop of contact solution on the lens and hold your eye open with two fingers from your other hand (stretch your eye open) and put the lens on your eye. That is how my optometrist showed me to put mine in and it works every time.

Answer 4

Use ur hand to open ur eye, holding both eyelids, as wide as you can, just gently place it on the center of ur eye, try putting some solution on ur finger, it'll help sliding it from ur finger, and slide gently slide ur finger down.. Good luck :)

Answer 5

thats how I used to do it when I wore lenses.... hold your bottom lid down and put your contact on the bottom part of your eye... you must make contact with the eye ball...release bottom lid and close your eye... look down while your eye lid is closed and it will place the contact in the center of your eye... if you are having problems ... take your lenses back to where you bought them and they will go over it again with you and you can put them in and take them out while they are watching you... here is where they will find out what you are doing wrong ... good luck to you....

Answer 6

To get your contacts in:
1. Make sure your hands and upper and lower eye lids are dry.
2. Using your ring finger on your left hand, pull down on your lower eye lid.
3. Using your middle finger on your left and, pull up on your upper eye lid.
4. Place your contact on the middle finger of your right hand.
5. Look straight ahead, and place the contact on the iris/pupil of the eye.

That's how I do it!! Good luck.

Answer 7

What you need is go to your local drug store and get a freestanding magnified mirror place it in front of you and keep trying....I found that the easiest way for me is to face the mirror and slip it up into the eye and let it settle back down naturally...Now I know that made NO sense but try experimenting in front of the mirror you will find the best way for you....Good Luck!!

Answer 8

try to open the bottom of your eye with your pointer finger, look up and keep your eyes wide open, then place it in. make sure its the right way. (have the abc, or 123 facing outward) good luck!

Answer 9

What you should do it try to put it in the center of your eye. if you get it to stick without a pocket of air under it, immediatly look down, up, then side to side, without moving your head. that should stick em in.