European Tribune - Comments - Monday Open Thread

Well I will try a third time the one way I succeeded at the optician, but for the record:

Method No. 1 - failed: just grab it between two fingers (my eyes were just receding into their socket)
Method No. 2 - success only once (ut on both eyes): push it from the nose to the outer edge of the eye (method for women with long fingernails, the optician said)
Method No. 3 - failed: push the lenses down on the white where it's less sensitive and grab it with two fingers there (didn't even get to pushing the lens down on the white)

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by DoDo on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:52:32 AM EST
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Urgh! That makes me feel queasy.

Ad astra per aspera

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 11:59:04 AM EST
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Most people spend 20 minutes putting each one in the first time, and as long taking them out.

but within a couple of days you get the nack then its a couple of seconds to do it every time (Except when drunk)

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 12:02:46 PM EST
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The optician, too, kept telling me that I should be brave. But I was prepared for that! The difficulty was reflexes.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

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by DoDo on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 12:34:03 PM EST
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To get around reflexes you can hold both eyelids open with one finger each, and then use the other hand to remove the lens. After all, you normally need to hold at least one eyelid in order to put the lens on.

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 12:44:19 PM EST
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Doing it at the age of about 20 was a nightmare for the first week, but having not used any for 15 years I went back to them, and the reflex problem was gone after the first 20 seconds.

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 12:47:35 PM EST
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I tried them out once. I couldn't even get the damn things in. :((

The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman

by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Mon Jan 4th, 2010 at 03:30:57 PM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

One thing you can try is to pinch the lens off the eye through the eyelid (this helps avoid scratches). Place thumb and forefinger on the upper eyelid on either side of the eyeball, just outside the edge of the contact lens, and slowly press inwards. This should separate the lens from the eye enough for you to remove the lens with the other hand.

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 11:51:26 AM EST
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Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

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?)

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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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Re: Removal tools (none / 0)

I was told (not by the optician but a user) that the suction prevents it. (Or do you use fingernails?)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

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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?

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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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