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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Warning - non sexual post. Please leave now if this offends you 
Having worn glasses for about 20 years, I'm now considering contacts. Trouble is, I am pretty squeamish when it comes to my eyes.
Those of you that use them, how do you get them out without popping your eyeball?
Also, which do you recommend - daily or monthly? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Warning - non sexual post. Please leave now if this offends you
Having worn glasses for about 20 years, I'm now considering contacts. Trouble is, I am pretty squeamish when it comes to my eyes.
Those of you that use them, how do you get them out without popping your eyeball?
Also, which do you recommend - daily or monthly? "
Monthlies you can wear everyday; dailies, you need a break every so often.
You squeeze them gently off your eye, it's very easy.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was a bit squeamish about it at first, now I can do it without a mirror and don't even have to think about it. It just takes practice! Just think of it like when you get an eyelash in your eye, you don't pop your eyeball removing that. (Unless you do; in which case contact lenses might not be for you.)
Monthly ones are easier to put in and remove, but daily ones might be better if you aren't planning on wearing them very often. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Bur seriously, they come out really easily and your optician will show you the best way that works for you.
I was on monthlys but found sometimes they would get too dirty and become slightly uncomfortable, so I'd recommend dailys |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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I have worn them for 20 years and they are hard in the middle and soft on the outer rim. I have to place my eye on the lens rather than the lens onto my eye. This is because the lens has to be full of saline when it's being placed. You just get used to it and you may struggle the first few times but you will get the best finger to use to place the lens, the correct angle and the rest way to retrieve them. I my have struggled a good few times and they have gone too far up and got stuck, but that was often alcohol fuelled.
I would love daily ones and the cleaning can be a faff, but keeping them spotlessly clean is really important as eye infections are so easy to get if you don't.
good luck |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I used to use daily disposable ones but switched to monthly ones about a year ago due to cost. They take some getting used to but you can get a month trial |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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I wear daily disposables since I only wear them on special occasions. I've been wearing them off and on since I was 14. When I was younger I used to wear them every day and had the monthly ones; they gave me better vision since I have astigmatism but it's not cost or time effective to do that now considering how little I wear them. As to putting them in and out; the first time I tried it took me nearly half an hour because I kept flinching putting my finger in my eye. When I finally did I realised it was absolutely fine and didn't feel icky like I thought it would. Ever since then I can pop them in and take them out without a mirror or thinking about it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you have astigmatism then it's a little harder to put them in as the bottom of them is weighted slightly. I've used daily and monthlys. Both ok
Also depends if you have a strong prescription. Daily ones only go up to a certain strength |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've worn contacts for years too, I use monthly ones and find them really comfy unless i get really tired or in a very dry atmosphere (eg flying on hols, being on a plane tends to play havoc with them for me)
Most opticians won't let you take them home till you've practised popping them in and out whilst you are there. I also found when I first started wearing them looking up to pop the lens & blinking it into position was easier than staring at ahead and seeing your finger coming towards you!!
Good luck OP sure you'll do fine...
Now, if anyone can give me the courage to have laser eye surgery that would be grand! |
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In our practice we fit dailies more often than monthlies now, gas permeable are rarely fitted at all. Your prescription will dictate the options available. For example, toric lenses to correct astigmatism have a more limited range, as do multifocal lenses. Daily lenses are preferred due to the risks of infection being less as you use a new lens every day. They are thinner which can help with comfort but can make handling them trickier to learn.
You will have a teach session from one of the optical assistants which will last no more than an hour. They will teach you the best method of putting them in and taking them out, how to clean them properly and most importantly, what to do in an emergency and the hygiene rules that you must follow.
In my practice I will not allow you to take the lenses home until I have seen you put them in and remove them three times. If you're not successful in the hour then you will come back in at a later date for another teach appointment. Once you take the lenses home you build up the wear time gradually over a week until the maximum time that the optician specified. At the end of the week you come back for a follow up appointment with the optician. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Thanks all. Every eye test over the past few years I get told my eyes are perfect for contacts but I've never got past the poking myself in the eye bit.
I have an appointment next week to discuss it at the opticians but thought I would get some opinions beforehand.
I am pretty short sighted so will need to wear them all day. Good to hear that they don't let you out without some practice. |
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When I first started wearing them I had very long nails so developed a flick out technique using my user lid
As previously stated in had to prove to them optician I could put them in and remove them
I still use the trick even when my nails are short and I could "grasp " them
Ultimately you won't know unless you try
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"Warning - non sexual post. Please leave now if this offends you
Having worn glasses for about 20 years, I'm now considering contacts. Trouble is, I am pretty squeamish when it comes to my eyes.
Those of you that use them, how do you get them out without popping your eyeball?
Also, which do you recommend - daily or monthly? "
Up until July I wore monthlies. They were working fine until I had a sore eye one day which turned out to be an ulcer caused by a bug under one of them. Apparently it is very common in the UK.
I can go back to wearing them but might switch to daily ones even though they are more expensive |
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I've worn them for over 15 years. Have to say best ones I had were the monthly ones you could sleep in. I can't have them anymore due to stigma in eyes and I use monthly ones (non sleep) now. You don't actually touch your eye ball when putting them in lol. Simply put on end of finger and gently towards centre of your eye, they will "cling" on for want of a better term. Quick pinch and they are out. Highly recommend  |
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To add NEVER wash in tap water. Bacteria can cause severe issues always have plenty of solution at hand. My package comes with a bottle a month and I never use it all but I do bin it monthly and start a new bottle just for hygiene reasons |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I've been wearing for them since I was 16. Started with yearly ones which were a nightmare then moved to dailies.
Dailies give you the freedom to choose when to wear them and if one doesn't settle after a while you can change it without any issue.
It doesn't take long to get used to putting them in but I can remember closing my eyes as the optician tried to put it in for the first time - the contacts you dirty lot!!
Anyway go for it and you won't regret it |
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I've worn them for about the last 10 years. I currently use the daily disposable ones. They're a lot less hassle, as you can just chuck them away at the end of the day. You don't have to worry about cleaning them etc.
Initially you do wonder how you could possible stick something in your eye and it not irritate like mad, but you really feel absolutely nothing. It also doesn't take long to master putting them in and taking them out. I'd definitely recommend them. |
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By *i1971Man
over a year ago
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Already been said, but the optician is best to advise on the type. I've had gas permeables for years without any issue. Cleanliness is crucial though to ensure there are no issues. Optician usually sorts a trial of lenses anyway to make absolutely sure you're ok for them. I do know some people who tried and decided they just couldn't get on with them, but almost everyone I know who's tried have got on with them & no issues. Good luck. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Ive worn contacts for over 26 year and never had an infection. I started off with monthly, then 2 weekly now back to monthly ones. It doesnt take long to get used to them and you just have to keep your hand steady and use good light to see what you are doing and obviously wash your hands prior to handling the lenses.
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"I've worn them for over 15 years. Have to say best ones I had were the monthly ones you could sleep in. I can't have them anymore due to stigma in eyes and I use monthly ones (non sleep) now. You don't actually touch your eye ball when putting them in lol. Simply put on end of finger and gently towards centre of your eye, they will "cling" on for want of a better term. Quick pinch and they are out. Highly recommend "
Very few people are unable to use contact lenses. For people like yourself you have an astigmatism there are toric lenses available. A standard toric lens usually comes in a cyl power up to -2.25 dipotre. Some manufacturers produce what they call an xr range which have much higher cyl powers.
Incidentally, the extended wear lenses are now not often recommended for sleeping in |
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