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soft ones?

in which case, pop them over to one side of your eye then squeeze your eyelids together and it should pop just off your eye

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:55:32 AM EST
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soft ones?

Yep. (Hard ones require removal tools, don't they?)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:57:49 AM EST
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Removal tools (4.00 / 2)

such as opposable thumbs, yes :P

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:58:44 AM EST
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I was told (not by the optician but a user) that the suction prevents it. (Or do you use fingernails?)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:30:10 PM EST
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them you pick off your eyeballs with fingernails apparently <shudders>

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:59:35 AM EST
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Success! I could apply your method on the more difficult eye. But not on the other, where my optician's method #2 finally succeeded on third attempt. As for Migeru's method, the lens did pop off the eyeball, but I never could grab it with the other hand. (Maybe it needs less thick fingers than mine.)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:27:52 PM EST
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Well a couple more days and you'll find it easy ;)

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:35:22 PM EST
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I keep telling myself the same...

BTW, the optician lessened my enthusiasm by warning that the contact lens may be torture in pollen allergy season (one reason I wanted them was that I can wear normal sunglasses). Any experiences on that front?

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:47:25 PM EST
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Exactly the opposite, I find that unless I wake up with my eyes running, then Its much better with them than without.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:50:18 PM EST
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I think if your eyes get teary the lenses can be a nuisance because you may want to rub your eyes but that is not advisable. If tears accumulate and I don´t rub them off or otherwise drain the tears (for instance, with a tissue) my eyes get itchy. That's all I can think of.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:56:20 PM EST
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