Contacts..., ugh Options

[hrobert16]

After 8 years of wearing glasses, I decided to make the switch to Contacts yesterday, problem is that I'm having one hell of a time trying to get them in! It takes me so long! I don't have any problems touching my eyes, but it just seems like they don't want to stay in. I mean we're talking 15-30 minutes to get ONE in. I love them, but did any of you who wear contacts have this much trouble in the beginning?

[_sarcastic_]

yeah i had problems putting them on in the beginning, try wetting them with the solution. it helps the contact 'stick' to your eye. or maybe your eyes are dry

[jordanriane]

I, personally didn't have any problems when I first had contacts. Sadly, I had to wear hard lenses for almost half a year, until my eyes started to become irritated. They were perscribed to me because my eyesight was rapidly decreasing, and hard lenses are created to keep the concaved shape of your eyeball.

Anyway, it'll take time for your eye to get used to wear contacts. I've been wearing contacts for about six years now, and now it's just an everyday occurance for me.

Just take some time out of the day to practice putting your contacts on, and taking them off. Make sure to wear them for little hours, so your eyes can get used to them.

Your doctor should've been there (or at least an assistant) to assist you with your contacts, and should've shown you techniques to remove/put in your lenses. If they didn't, I'd recommend calling them and asking them if they would be able to do that for you.

It's easier watching someone do it/help you, then reading about how to do it.

[angel-roh]

Well at least it didn't take you 3 hours!! LOL it took me 3 hours >.<;;

Eventually if you keep putting them on like practicing them by taking it off and taking it in, you will eventually get better at it. Don't worry, it will never happen like that. Also wet your contact a lot if your eyes are dry. And don't think while putting your contacts..cause if you think too much that you can't do or it hurts, then you won't eventually put them on, it will take hours and hours like it happened to me.

[hrobert16]

My doctor did show me the techniques and everything, and I did fine when I was there. I got then both in in about 10 minutes with minor mess-ups. When I took them out last night and then tried to put them back in this morning, I had all kinds of problems. I got the first one in after about 15 minutes, but I ran out of time before I had to go to school and never got the other in, so I ended up wearing my glasses.

[hrobert16]

I've been trying to put them in off and on since I got home from school ( about an hour and a half ago ) and no success with either one yet.

[Nicolatofu]

yeah, it's pretty difficult to get them in.. i t takes a lot of time, trust me. Although I wear them strictly for color once in a while, it's hard at first. Now it takes like 30 seconds to get them in. Ypu'll end up learning your own technique.

[xx angelbabu xx]

don't worry.. you need some practice before you can pop them in in a second.. it took me about an hour just to put it in one eye...

but now, i can get it them in in less than a second..

[hrobert16]

One of my friends just suggested putting my headphones on and turning them to maximum volume so I'm thinking about the music and not the contacts...

[DanielleMaria05]

I used to have to wear glasses from like 1st grade to 5th grade. Luckily my eyes got better, Now i dont' have to. I know someone who got contacts, and she never wears them because she says that they make her eyes hurt.

[hrobert16]

SCORE!! Got my right one in lol

[hrobert16]

Both in, w00t

[Teesa]

haha congrats! (but no double posting=))..I don't wear contacts or glasses, but I really want color contacts..I'm afraid I'm going to poke my eye or something.

[*mzkandi*]

it took me a while to get the hang of contacts at first but dont worry you will have it down in no time, i can put my contacts on without a mirror in less than 20 seconds now

[goofipinay]

i want colored contacts too
but i dont really need glasses. isnt there ones where u can hav perfect eyesight but still wear colored?
omg i want GREEN contacts (for tomorrow) lol =D thatd be so kool if i did.

[*stephinika*]

yeah i did...don't worry you'll get the hang of it. i remember the first time i had them too lol

[glit_gal]

I had some problems, like i would put them in and blink and then they would come out. But then i would turn them inside-out and try it again and then it would work. Sometimes when you put them in, it feels weird so you should just push the contact to one side and then let it slowly adjust back into the pupil of your eye. Sounds strange but it works. I've had them for a couple of years now so i can get them in like in a matter of seconds. It just takes time that's all.

[jennyjenny]

Of course.

It took me 30 minutes to get in ONE the first time. I just couldn't stop blinking. But now, it takes me 5 minutes to put them both in. Just keep trying, and maybe avoid doing it in the morning as it will make you be late.

[Mistrunner]

Ughhh... I want contacts, but my eyes are so incredibly sensitive, I'd never beable to get them in. >_< I've no real advice for you, but I wish you luck.

[*Programmer*]

the trick is to look up....so you don't see it coming in...and once on.....your eyeball....hold your eye open then move your eye around until the contact locks in place....if you blink you usually gotta start all over again...good luck...

[jr0h]

i've had glasses for quite some years..it really sucks and once in a while i would try contacts on but i would never cooperate with them! theyre so frustrating and so hard to get used to so i know what you mean. but i think if you just keep on trying HARD AS you can and have many help and practice..you'll get used to it and like them. thats what recently happened to me. i decided to go for contacts once more and my friend who also wears contacts helped me out. she put it in for me and it took a while cause my eyes dont like opening wide for some reason but soon it got in and i felt so happy haha. now i think im gona be able to wear contacts!

-lens should always be wet and never dry
-when you put it in theres two ways. look up while inserting it or look directly at it. when you look way up while putting it in, and once you feel like its on your eyeball, keep your finger holding it against it and just look around crazy like slowly though. ex: up down left right over and over again until you feel like its in there and when you do. close your eyes and pat your eyelid slowly. i'd prefer you to use this method instead of lookin directly at it cause when you do it kinda stings and your eyes get kind of nervous and scared.

damn i wrote a lot. i hope you dont mind but hopefully it'll help!

[iheartsimba]

yes. then i gave them up, now i'm back to glasses. not permanently, only for class.

[silver-rain]

Well, the first time that I put them on, I had some trouble. But after a while, you get used to it, and it only takes seconds.

[jenika]

i had problemss with them too...i couldnt get them on and when i got home i started freaking out cause i couldnt get them off...and on top of that i had really long nails which made it harder
but you get used to..all you need is a couple of tries and your good...dont be afraid...i cant go back to glasses anymoree...i dont think i can live without themm oh and my health teacher told me that for near sighted people, contacts can improve your eye-sight

[mownkay]

yep ive had contacts for about 2 years now...i slip em on and off in like 2 seconds.. the first day was 30 minutes.. the send 25.. the third 20.. until it was really easy and took no time at all. :D be patient

[pbear]

yeah, i did when i first got mine. but since i was so young and had so much trouble, my mom put them in for me for the first 2 years.

[toodlepops.]

My friend told me that it's really hard to wear contacts the first time. But I think it's pretty normal. XD

[*salcha*]

haha nahh i never had contacts or glasses, but i remember when i saw my friend putting in her contacts for the first time. man, she took foreevvvvvvvver. i was thinking: how hard can it be? you just stick it in your eye.

but yeah, i guess its harder than it sounds.

[Just_Dream]

That's okay.. the first day it took me almost half an hour to get it in! That was when I was putting on my first ever pair of contacts. But then afterwards it only took me about 1-2 minutes lol. But even so, I still can't put them in quick or anything lol They hurt my eyes so much! After a while I get used to the pain... lol.

Make sure you open your eye as wide as you can. Keep your lids from closing by using your fingers on your extra hand. Don't blink your anything until you look in the mirror and see that the contact has fully overlapped your eye.

[parallel]

Ba11erZ4lyfe...your little green monster dude is freaky..

Anywho...my comment is on the other type of contacts..the ones that people use just for looks..well..I heard that they could scratch your eye or something..is that true?

[hrobert16]

I'm getting them in with relative ease now by taking the advice of someone who posted here, not quite sure who. I put it in, hold it there and move my eye around for a few seconds, close my eyes and move them around. 3/4 times so far it has stayed in.

[zbrittanyz]

Sorry- I've got perfect vision. But my friend has contacts and they look like a pain to get in and out. But maybe that's just because my friend is stupid.

[RandomHero]

My best friend got contacts the other day and she's having trouble with em. She says they bug her and today I had to put drops in her eye.

[xTINAA]

You'll get used to it and it will come quicker. Sometimes though they just take a long time to get in. Usually I just soak them in solution in the palm of my hand before I put them in. Then I make sure that they are like perfectly circular or whatever on my finger and that it's not bending and you can see all the edges. Then I put them in and wait til it fully sets in and then blink.

[gelionie]

Well I sometimes wear contacts.
It depends really. After a week or so, you'll get used to it.
Or more likely, your eyes will get used to it.

Sometimes when you're not fully awake, you can't seem to get your contacts onto your eyes. So wait for a while after you get up.

[misoshiru]

it took me about 15 minutes in the beginning to get both in, but now i completely LOVE my contacts. it now takes me 1 minute max.

[iced__cappucino]

man i want to wear contacts. nut one of my friends has them and she says that they like kill you eyes oif theyre too dry or somthing. so yeah. but id like ot wear them one day. =)

[miss barnes]

naw...i just pop them f**kers in

[CRAZEDindian40]

Yea it took me forever to get them on for a good while. It'll get eaiser as time goes by though, it won't even be a problem for you before long.

[ahhishkaren]

Lol, I never had glasses. I went straight to contacts, and it took me 20 minutes jsut to get the right lense in my eye the first time. It gets easier. You don't relaly need to 'practice', just put them on every day, you'll probably get it within a week or so. My contacts are strange. They're thinner and flabbier than most contacts. I've been wearing them for a year and a half now and I still have trouble sometimes. What can I say? Asians have smaller eyes. lol...