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Old 05-22-2008, 04:34 PM
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Is there a really easy way to tell if your Acuvue contacts are inside out? That "bowl" thing seems to really confuse people. Does anyone have a better way?

How about a picture that illustrates this "bowl" principle. That's when I finally understood it--when I saw a picture.
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just put it on your finger tip and figure which side goes up...simple as that
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Is there a really easy way to tell if your Acuvue contacts are inside out? That "bowl" thing seems to really confuse people. Does anyone have a better way?

just put it on your finger tip and figure which side goes up...simple as that
Q: How can I tell if my contact lens is inside out?

A: Look at it and see if it's inside out. Simple as that.

I think Momalina2 is looking for something a little more specific, don't you?
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Q: How can I tell if my contact lens is inside out?

A: Look at it and see if it's inside out. Simple as that.

I think Momalina2 is looking for something a little more specific, don't you?
That's cute.

It's hard to describe verbally, but if you look at a contact lens sitting on the tip of your finger and it's a simple semi-circle, kind of like the letter "c" (for contacts ) you've got it right.

However, if it's inside out, the rim of the lens will flare out and form a kind of "lip" all around.

See how hard that is to describe without pictures?
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If your contact is right side up, when you bend it the contact will fold up like a taco. I have been wearing contacts for close to 20 years and have always used the taco method and never have a problem!
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If your contact is right side up, when you bend it the contact will fold up like a taco.
What if it's not "right side up" (or "outside out", as opposed to "inside out" as the case may be)? What will happen if you bend one that's inside out? Will it pop out from between your finger and thumb?
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is there any way to find my acuvue inside or outside
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is there any way to find my acuvue inside or outside
Are you re-staring this thread, andria? I'm guessing that by "inside or outside" you mean "inside out or not." Do I have it correct?
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is there any way to find my acuvue inside or outside

Of course there is. Don't listen to "taco testers". Acuvue like MOST modern lenses are "INVERSION MARKED" with tiny microscopic letters. You need to buy a LENSVU2 viewer which is just a small plastic viewer the size of a thimble and you place the lens on it and lok thru it towards the light. If you see the letters forward, it is rightsideout, if the letters read BACKWARDS then the lens is insideout.

Look up LENSVIEW2 which can be ordered online for a few dollars (I got mine on ebay). Note... SOME lenses are not inversion-marked (Biomedics for instance) but most of them are.
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That's cute.

It's hard to describe verbally, but if you look at a contact lens sitting on the tip of your finger and it's a simple semi-circle, kind of like the letter "c" (for contacts ) you've got it right.

However, if it's inside out, the rim of the lens will flare out and form a kind of "lip" all around.

See how hard that is to describe without pictures?
Like this?
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Like this?
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Yes but the difference is very slight... in fact I'm using that method with my Biomedics55 because the things aren't inversion marked... problem is I have to use a jewler's lupe to look at the edge under high magnification to see the difference. Inversion Marking is DEFINITELY preferable, and most other lens brands ARE "inversion marked".

You still haven't answered my question.... which Acuvue type is equivalent to Biomedics55 ?
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You still haven't answered my question.... which Acuvue type is equivalent to Biomedics 55 ?
Well, I'm not an expert, but I'll do my best.

I went to lens.com and looked at the composition of Biomedics 55. They're made of 45% ocufilcon D and 55% water.

Acuvue makes four kinds of lenses, and of those four, two are 58% water, the rest have less. Acuvue and Acuvue 2 are both 42% etafilcon A. How similar is etafilcon A to ocufilcon D? I don't know, but there are the numbers for you.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to answer your question, but I hope I've narrowed it down for you.
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Well, I'm not an expert, but I'll do my best.

I went to lens.com and looked at the composition of Biomedics 55. They're made of 45% ocufilcon D and 55% water.

Acuvue makes four kinds of lenses, and of those four, two are 58% water, the rest have less. Acuvue and Acuvue 2 are both 42% etafilcon A. How similar is etafilcon A to ocufilcon D? I don't know, but there are the numbers for you.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to answer your question, but I hope I've narrowed it down for you.
[T. Arthur]
Thanksd for the tip on water content. This site:

http://www.aclens.com/lens-materials.asp

Contact Lens Materials & Water Content

tells us there are only 4 catagories:

hi-lo water content
ionic vs. nonionic water


It says that Biomedics55, Acuvue and Acuvue2 are in the same
catagory- "high water content - ionic"

So my guess is I can wear Acuvue or Acuvue2 if I'm already wearing Biomedics55

Acuvues of course ARE "inversion marked" wheras Biomedics aren't, which is THE problem I'm trying to solve!
Thanks
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Thanksd for the tip on water content. This site:

http://www.aclens.com/lens-materials.asp

Contact Lens Materials & Water Content

tells us there are only 4 catagories:

hi-lo water content
ionic vs. nonionic water


It says that Biomedics55, Acuvue and Acuvue2 are in the same
catagory- "high water content - ionic"

So my guess is I can wear Acuvue or Acuvue2 if I'm already wearing Biomedics55

Acuvues of course ARE "inversion marked" wheras Biomedics aren't, which is THE problem I'm trying to solve!
Thanks
Let us know if you try the Acuvue 2 contact lenses, okay?
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Well, I'm not an expert, but I'll do my best.

I went to lens.com and looked at the composition of Biomedics 55. They're made of 45% ocufilcon D and 55% water.

Acuvue makes four kinds of lenses, and of those four, two are 58% water, the rest have less. Acuvue and Acuvue 2 are both 42% etafilcon A. How similar is etafilcon A to ocufilcon D? I don't know, but there are the numbers for you.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to answer your question, but I hope I've narrowed it down for you.
Here is a table of some of the contact lens materials:

http://hamerlik.com/lens/contact_lenses_permeability.html

You can see that the J&J Acuvue etafilcon A has a Dk oxygen permeability value of 28 and water content of 58%, whereas the Biomedics 55 ocufilcon D has a Dk value of 19.7 and water content 55%, so there is quite a difference in oxygen permeability between the two materials.

Interesting site on contact materials posted by T Arthur.

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Thanksd for the tip on water content. This site:

http://www.aclens.com/lens-materials.asp

Contact Lens Materials & Water Content

tells us there are only 4 catagories:

hi-lo water content
ionic vs. nonionic water


It says that Biomedics55, Acuvue and Acuvue2 are in the same
catagory- "high water content - ionic"

So my guess is I can wear Acuvue or Acuvue2 if I'm already wearing Biomedics55

Acuvues of course ARE "inversion marked" wheras Biomedics aren't, which is THE problem I'm trying to solve!
Thanks
I think this 4 way classification of lens types is designed to make testing of new lens solutions easier. i.e. a new lens solution need only be tested on one lens from each of the 4 categories to seek approval. It does not mean the lenses within a given category are similar in properties.

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Thanksd for the tip on water content. This site:

http://www.aclens.com/lens-materials.asp

Contact Lens Materials & Water Content

tells us there are only 4 catagories:

hi-lo water content
ionic vs. nonionic water


It says that Biomedics55, Acuvue and Acuvue2 are in the same
catagory- "high water content - ionic"

So my guess is I can wear Acuvue or Acuvue2 if I'm already wearing Biomedics55

Acuvues of course ARE "inversion marked" wheras Biomedics aren't, which is THE problem I'm trying to solve!
Thanks
Were you able to make the switch to Acuvue, T. Arthur? What do you think?
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Of course there is. Don't listen to "taco testers". Acuvue like MOST modern lenses are "INVERSION MARKED" with tiny microscopic letters. You need to buy a LENSVU2 viewer which is just a small plastic viewer the size of a thimble and you place the lens on it and lok thru it towards the light. If you see the letters forward, it is rightsideout, if the letters read BACKWARDS then the lens is insideout.

Look up LENSVIEW2 which can be ordered online for a few dollars (I got mine on ebay). Note... SOME lenses are not inversion-marked (Biomedics for instance) but most of them are.
I found a website for these Lensvue gizmos, and here's a picture of what I believe to be an Acuvue lens taken through the Lensvue 2 device. Here it is:
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I found a website for these Lensvue gizmos, and here's a picture of what I believe to be an Acuvue lens taken through the Lensvue 2 device. Here it is:
Woah. That's pretty cool. With a tool like that, the inversion mark is hard to miss.
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Woah. That's pretty cool. With a tool like that, the inversion mark is hard to miss.
I'm surprised that no one has posted a picture of this marvelous tool in this thread.

Here ya go.
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I'm surprised that no one has posted a picture of this marvelous tool in this thread.

Here ya go.
Yes, there is a picture of this device on another thread here.

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I'm surprised that no one has posted a picture of this marvelous tool in this thread.

Here ya go.
Thanks for the picture Moma.
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Just bought mine from http://www.my-contactlens.com, after reading this post.. dot really know why.....now waiting for package to come...
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Just bought mine from http://www.my-contactlens.com, after reading this post.. dot really know why.....now waiting for package to come...
You bought one of those Lensvue things? What kind of contacts do you wear? Are they Acuvue? It would be cool to pair the Acuvue with the Lensvue, wouldn't it?
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You bought one of those Lensvue things? What kind of contacts do you wear? Are they Acuvue? It would be cool to pair the Acuvue with the Lensvue, wouldn't it?
Might be useful to look at deposit build up on monthly lenses, though I think I would try with a normal jeweller's loupe first. (I never had any problem seeing whether a lens was inside out or otherwise).

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Just bought mine from http://www.my-contactlens.com, after reading this post.. dot really know why.....now waiting for package to come...
You just bought your what on line? Contact lenses or the Lensvue gadget?
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Of course there is. Don't listen to "taco testers". Acuvue like MOST modern lenses are "INVERSION MARKED" with tiny microscopic letters. You need to buy a LENSVU2 viewer which is just a small plastic viewer the size of a thimble and you place the lens on it and lok thru it towards the light. If you see the letters forward, it is rightsideout, if the letters read BACKWARDS then the lens is insideout.

Look up LENSVIEW2 which can be ordered online for a few dollars (I got mine on ebay). Note... SOME lenses are not inversion-marked (Biomedics for instance) but most of them are.

THANKS for the post with all the CAPITAL LETTERS.
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Might be useful to look at deposit build up on monthly lenses, though I think I would try with a normal jeweller's lupe first. (I never had any problem seeing whether a lens was inside out or otherwise).

knotlob
For those of you who don't know what a jeweler's loupe looks like, here's one that will magnify 30 times. I found this on a site for tools used by the hobbyists among us, and it only costs three US dollars.
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just put it on your finger tip and figure which side goes up...simple as that
The question here is--HOW do you "figure out which side goes up."

I hope you never become a driving instructor: "Just get in the car and figure out how to drive it. Simple as that."
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THANKS for the post with all the CAPITAL LETTERS.
Very funny, 321 Contacts.

No, seriously, that's very funny.
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The question here is--HOW do you "figure out which side goes up."

I hope you never become a driving instructor: "Just get in the car and figure out how to drive it. Simple as that."
Yeah, no kidding. It doesn't help answer a question to just restate it.
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For those of you who don't know what a jeweler's loupe looks like, here's one that will magnify 30 times. I found this on a site for tools used by the hobbyists among us, and it only costs three US dollars.
That thing looks pretty cool. I might have to buy one.
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just put it on your finger tip and figure which side goes up...simple as that
It's a good thing Momalina went on to get some more helpful answers.
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Awesome! How do you like it? Does it work as advertised?
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It's been about five months since we heard from you 008erica. How's everything going?
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Maybe once you have that gizmo you'll start typing "don't" instead of "dot."
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So does it work as advertised?
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So does it work as advertised?
We may never know, Walkthisway . . .
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I found a website for these Lensvue gizmos, and here's a picture of what I believe to be an Acuvue lens taken through the Lensvue 2 device. Here it is:
So does that mean that Acuvue contact lenses have a 123 inversion mark?
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Did you get your contact lens tool yet, 008erica? I would like to know what your thoughts are.
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So does it work as advertised?
I would like to see more product reviews on this website. So anyone who has bought anything like contact lenses or anything related, if you could log in and tell us what you think, that would be awesome. Thanks.
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This is the last we heard from 008erica. I think we've been forgotten.
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This is the last we heard from 008erica. I think we've been forgotten.
Yeah, that happens around here rather often. It's a good thing I don't start developing a complex . . .
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Yeah, that happens around here rather often. It's a good thing I don't start developing a complex . . .
I don't think you should take it personally, Hogwartz.
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I don't think you should take it personally, Hogwartz.
Yeah, Horsluver's right. Maybe 008erica has been busy enjoying life with their contact lenses.
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Another good way to tell if the Acuvue (Oasys) is "right side" out, is to check for the tint.

If the lens appears to be clear, no tint, it's inside out.

If the tint is visible, it is in correct position and ready to be placed.
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Another good way to tell if the Acuvue (Oasys) is "right side" out, is to check for the tint.

If the lens appears to be clear, no tint, it's inside out.

If the tint is visible, it is in correct position and ready to be placed.
Hey, I didn't know that. Where does the tint go?
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Hey, I didn't know that. Where does the tint go?
Well, I found this on a website that lists the ways to tell if the Acuvue Contact with the tint is in correct position, however from my person observation this is what happens:

You know the edges of the lens which are either turned up toward the eye so as to not cause a lip or ridge, if you have it placed correctly?

If you have those edges facing upward on your finger, the edges have a much more concentrated color tint than the rest of the lens, so (to me) it seems to reflect a lot of the tint onto the side of the lens which should be placed against the eye.

However, if you have the edges pointing downwards, cause you're viewing it inside out, then you cannot see those edges, and the lens appears clear, by contrast to the other side.. Just try it for yourself (if it's an Acuvue Lens I mean) and you'll see.. It's really great cause I was having a hard time telling with all the different descriptions, such as: conical/taco/fold-up/ and other comparisons... since my lens did all those things in either position..

After using a 30 day lens for a couple of weeks, went back to Acuvue Oasis, and was surprised at how clear and visible the tint was on one side, in contrast to the other brands..... For that reason I like the Oasys, however, it's a thin lens to me, compared to Biofinity, and the Biofinity wasn't hard for me to handle. I did like a thicker lens. The Oasys flips back and forth like a sea creature or something I guess I just need a lot more practice! lol
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Well, I found this on a website that lists the ways to tell if the Acuvue Contact with the tint is in correct position, however from my person observation this is what happens:

You know the edges of the lens which are either turned up toward the eye so as to not cause a lip or ridge, if you have it placed correctly?

If you have those edges facing upward on your finger, the edges have a much more concentrated color tint than the rest of the lens, so (to me) it seems to reflect a lot of the tint onto the side of the lens which should be placed against the eye.

However, if you have the edges pointing downwards, cause you're viewing it inside out, then you cannot see those edges, and the lens appears clear, by contrast to the other side.. Just try it for yourself (if it's an Acuvue Lens I mean) and you'll see.. It's really great cause I was having a hard time telling with all the different descriptions, such as: conical/taco/fold-up/ and other comparisons... since my lens did all those things in either position..

After using a 30 day lens for a couple of weeks, went back to Acuvue Oasis, and was surprised at how clear and visible the tint was on one side, in contrast to the other brands..... For that reason I like the Oasys, however, it's a thin lens to me, compared to Biofinity, and the Biofinity wasn't hard for me to handle. I did like a thicker lens. The Oasys flips back and forth like a sea creature or something I guess I just need a lot more practice! lol
Thanks CLSC. That's a very helpful posting.
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Well, I found this on a website that lists the ways to tell if the Acuvue Contact with the tint is in correct position, however from my person observation this is what happens:

You know the edges of the lens which are either turned up toward the eye so as to not cause a lip or ridge, if you have it placed correctly?

If you have those edges facing upward on your finger, the edges have a much more concentrated color tint than the rest of the lens, so (to me) it seems to reflect a lot of the tint onto the side of the lens which should be placed against the eye.

However, if you have the edges pointing downwards, cause you're viewing it inside out, then you cannot see those edges, and the lens appears clear, by contrast to the other side.. Just try it for yourself (if it's an Acuvue Lens I mean) and you'll see..
So the tint is invisible because the edge of the lens is folded down away from you? Is that right?
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So the tint is invisible because the edge of the lens is folded down away from you? Is that right?
HorseLuvr, I can't say for sure that is why the tint is more visible. I'm saying this is how it appears to *me*.

I am surmising that because the edges of the lens are colored, that when they are facing upward, they cause the tint of the lens to appear darker, more colorful, making lens easily visible in case. And when they are facing downward, and you cannot see the colored edges, making the tint of the lens is almost invisible, (to me).

If I can find that website which listed the different ways to make sure an Acuvue lens is "right side out" then I will post a link here, but I won't be able to do a search for a while, since I don't have a lot of computer time, and when I'm online, I prefer this site to others
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HorseLuvr, I can't say for sure that is why the tint is more visible. I'm saying this is how it appears to *me*.

I am surmising that because the edges of the lens are colored, that when they are facing upward, they cause the tint of the lens to appear darker, more colorful, making lens easily visible in case. And when they are facing downward, and you cannot see the colored edges, making the tint of the lens is almost invisible, (to me).

If I can find that website which listed the different ways to make sure an Acuvue lens is "right side out" then I will post a link here, but I won't be able to do a search for a while, since I don't have a lot of computer time, and when I'm online, I prefer this site to others
Thanks for explaining more about that tint thing. I hope you can find the time soon to tell us about that website where you saw a list of ways one can make sure that their lenses aren't inside out.
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Thanks for explaining more about that tint thing. I hope you can find the time soon to tell us about that website where you saw a list of ways one can make sure that their lenses aren't inside out.
OK, since you asked, Money, I did a search but neither of these two websites are the original one I read. Still, both mention the "edges" of the lens as giving the clue (regarding tint) They do not say exactly what the original article said, but I just can't find that one now, so sorry!

http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Tell-If-An-Acuvue-Contact-Lens-Is-Inside-Out-/822150

http://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/faq/inside-out.htm

HTH
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OK, since you asked, Money, I did a search but neither of these two websites are the original one I read. Still, both mention the "edges" of the lens as giving the clue (regarding tint) They do not say exactly what the original article said, but I just can't find that one now, so sorry!

http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/How-To-Tell-If-An-Acuvue-Contact-Lens-Is-Inside-Out-/822150

http://www.allaboutvision.com/contacts/faq/inside-out.htm

HTH
Thank you CLSC. That does help.
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That's awesome, CLSC. Thanks for saying so.

In other news . . . .

If the edges of your contact lenses flare outward when you pinch it . . .

. . . you might have inside out contact lenses.

If tinted lenses don't seem to be darker on the edges . . .

. . . you might have inside out contact lenses.

Come on, let's keep this going.
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That's awesome, CLSC. Thanks for saying so.

In other news . . . .

If the edges of your contact lenses flare outward when you pinch it . . .

. . . you might have inside out contact lenses.

If tinted lenses don't seem to be darker on the edges . . .

. . . you might have inside out contact lenses.

Come on, let's keep this going.
If you've been on TV more than once describing what the tornado sounded like . . .

Oh, sorry. Wrong bit.
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If you've been on TV more than once describing what the tornado sounded like . . .

Oh, sorry. Wrong bit.
If you look at your contact lens from the side and it looks more like a cone than a half circle . . . . you might have inside out contact lenses.
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