Trouble Removing Daily Disposable Contacts

LeeRoberts · #1 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 03:01 PM

I read an interesting post by a guy who had worn contact lenses for years (He didn't specify which kind.) and then switched to daily disposable contacts. He said that he had a lot of difficulty removing the dailies, probably because they were so thin.

Anyone else here a veteran contact lens wearer that had trouble with daily disposable contacts?

pheinbaugh2 · #2 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 07:24 AM

I hate sticking my finger in my eye!

ebonyeyez · #3 (**permalink**) 05-27-2008, 04:54 PM

i do too! try rubbing them into the corners and they should be grippable.

LeeRoberts · #4 (**permalink**) 04-28-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ebonyeyez

i do too! try rubbing them into the corners and they should be grippable.

By "corners" do you mean the sides of your eyes, as in by your nose? That would make sense. Thanks for the tip, ebonyeyez. Did you get your name from that song by Bob Welch in the seventies? That's the song that's stuck in my head right now.

SLTE · #5 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009, 10:44 AM

I've tried moving mine to the side of my eye before and then lost the things behind my eyeball. I HATE when that happens. It's so... creepy.

Bensica · #6 (**permalink**) 04-30-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SLTE

I've tried moving mine to the side of my eye before and then lost the things behind my eyeball. I HATE when that happens. It's so... creepy.

I hate to go all Corrector Person on you, SLTE, but it's not possible for your contacts to literally go "behind your eyeball." You can get them in there pretty deep, but there's a membrane that keeps you from losing things behind your eyes.

I just don't want some newbie thinking about getting contacts for the first time and going "I read that post on Lens 101 where that guy lost his contact lens behind his eye. I don't want that to happen to me! I'm not getting contacts!"

bammer · #7 (**permalink**) 05-02-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by pheinbaugh2

I hate sticking my finger in my eye!

I really think that is the hardest thing for me to get used to. It doesn't matter if I wear dailies or regular lens, it is always difficult for the first couple of seconds to put my finger in my eye. After the first try it is usually easier

LeeRoberts · #8 (**permalink**) 05-12-2009, 10:51 AM

Five answers to my question. That's great. Thanks a lot everybody. I think we got off on a bit of a tangent, though. My question was about switching to daily disposables after wearing something else for a while first. Has anyone here gone to daily disposables?