How to insert contact lenses? How to remove contact lenses?
These are two frequent questions asked by internet users who wear lenses.
Well, contact lenses can be insert or remove just using your hands or with the help of a tool. The best option will be the one that best suits your reality. For instance, if you have some dexterity condition, using a contact lens insertion and removal apparatus like Cliara´s robot, will help you to make the whole process easier and more comfortable.
Further, if you want to invest less time inserting and removing your lenses, avoid eye injuries, and have a more hygienic experience, the answer is using a handheld device like the CHIO.
In the following lines, we present you the steps recommended by experts from the Kellogg Eye Center in the University of Michigan to insert and remove rigid contact lenses using only your hands. Likewise, we will show you a video with the steps to insert and remove your lenses using the CHIO.
How to insert GP or hard contact lens?
1. Wash your hands with soap and water. Do not use soaps that contain lotion, cream, perfume, or artificial coloring.
2. Dry your hands with a clean, lint-free towel.
3. Remove a lens from its case. Try to get into the habit of always doing the same side first. This will help you avoid mixing up your lenses. When handling the lens, use your fingertips. Avoid touching it with your nails.
4. Rinse the lens with fresh cleaning solution. Only use brands recommended by your doctor. Do not use tap water.
5. Check to make sure the lens is clean and wet.
6. Rub several drops of cleaning solution on the lens.
7. Place the lens on the fingertip of your dominant hand’s index finger.
8. Use the middle finger of your dominant hand to hold down your lower eyelid. Use a finger on your other hand to hold up your upper eyelid.
9. Gently place the lens on the center of the colored part of your eye.
10. Release your eyelids and blink.
11. If you have blurry vision, check to make sure the lens is centered. If it is in the correct position, remove the lens and make sure it is clean. Clean and disinfect the lens again before reinserting it. If you are still experiencing blurred vision, you may have placed the lens on the wrong eye.
12. Repeat the steps above for the other contact lens.
How to remove GP or hard contact lens?
There are two common methods:
The Blink method:
1. Wash your hands with soap and water.
2. Place a finger (either middle or index) on the corner of your eyelid.
3. Look straight ahead and gently pull your finger back. The edge of your eyelid should be pulled tightly against your eye.
4. Blink your eye hard. Your lens will pop out. Catch the contact with your opposite hand or let it fall onto a clean towel.
The Two-Finger Method:
1. Wash your hands with soap and water.
2. Place a towel in front of use. This will be used to catch the contact lens.
3. Place the fingertip of one hand on your upper eyelid. Place a fingertip of your other hand on your lower eyelid.
4. Press your eyelids inwards toward your nose. Then, bring your eyelids together.
5. The lens should fall out onto the towel.