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  • Bird006
    MVP
    • Mar 2003
    • 961

    #1

    Contact Lenses

    I've recently started wearing contacts and I love them, but I'm really having trouble putting them in. Taking them out isn't a problem for me, but it takes me forever to get them in and most of the time I'll just say **** it and wear my glasses, but I hate wearing glasses for basketball. Any tips?
  • CMH
    Making you famous
    • Oct 2002
    • 26203

    #2
    Re: Contact Lenses

    Honestly, it's never easy for a first time wearer. I have friends that have been wearing them for years and still can't get it right. Took me a few months before I could pop them in and out with no problem. I just stopped wearing contacts because my eyes don't seem to produce enough moisture and I ended up getting cuts in my eyes because of dryness.

    Anyway, my best advice is to just keep trying. It really helps if you look up and place the contact on the lower portion of the eye, then blink to fit it into place.
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    • Holic
      All Star
      • Feb 2003
      • 6424

      #3
      Re: Contact Lenses

      Just keep trying, and try not to get frustrated. The first week or so is the hardest, then it'll get easier. I recommend try sitting down, in front of a mirror. I only wore glasses for a couple years, and hated it. Been wearing contacts for about 6 months now, and absolutely love it.

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      • stewaat

        #4
        Re: Contact Lenses

        HAHAHA you need vision correction!


        Suckers

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        • USF11
          C*rr*ntly *n L*f* T*lt
          • Jun 2003
          • 4245

          #5
          Re: Contact Lenses

          Originally posted by Bird006
          I've recently started wearing contacts and I love them, but I'm really having trouble putting them in. Taking them out isn't a problem for me, but it takes me forever to get them in and most of the time I'll just say **** it and wear my glasses, but I hate wearing glasses for basketball. Any tips?
          Just be happy you didnt have to wear the glass contacts. I have wore contacts for so long that I keep them in for months at a time without even worrying about them.
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          • The 24th Letter
            ERA
            • Oct 2007
            • 39373

            #6
            Re: Contact Lenses

            Originally posted by USF11
            Just be happy you didnt have to wear the glass contacts. I have wore contacts for so long that I keep them in for months at a time without even worrying about them.
            please be careful with this man, im begging you........my cousin pulled out his cornia b\c he kept his contacts in for over a month and a half and they got super dry......true story....

            anyway, Bird I was late for school everyday for a month trying to get my contacts in back in the day......just keep at it and after awhile youll be practically throwing them in.....

            the more you give up the longer it will take

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            • jmw1137
              *t's g*nn* b* L*g*nd*ry
              • Mar 2003
              • 1119

              #7
              Re: Contact Lenses

              If you're old enough, check out Lasik....best investment I've ever made.

              If you're not, then practice taking them out & putting them in a couple times a day. Here's how they taught me:

              - Use your hand to make a gun (like you're pointing at someone with your thumb up)
              - Then bring your hand to your eye and use your index finger to push your eyelash up, then use your 2nd finger to pull the bottom of your eye down.
              - Then put the contact in using the index finger of your other hand

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              • USF11
                C*rr*ntly *n L*f* T*lt
                • Jun 2003
                • 4245

                #8
                Re: Contact Lenses

                Originally posted by The 24th Letter
                please be careful with this man, im begging you........my cousin pulled out his cornia b\c he kept his contacts in for over a month and a half and they got super dry......true story....

                anyway, Bird I was late for school everyday for a month trying to get my contacts in back in the day......just keep at it and after awhile youll be practically throwing them in.....

                the more you give up the longer it will take
                I have been I get eye exams every 9 months, I will take them off at the slightest hint of eye irratation. Its just that they never really get dry, or inflamed.

                I wear extended wear acuvue 2's
                "Good music transcends all physical limits, it's more then something you hear, it's something that you feel, when the author, experience, and passion is real" - Murs (And this is for)

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                • oakfan162
                  Get Ducked Up!
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 4724

                  #9
                  Re: Contact Lenses

                  The trick I did when I first got mine, after being late to school for a week, lol, is to look directly at your finger as you put them in, and resist the urge to blink immediately. I know its hard but just keep at it, don't give up.
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                  • Holic
                    All Star
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 6424

                    #10
                    Re: Contact Lenses

                    Originally posted by jmw1137
                    If you're old enough, check out Lasik....best investment I've ever made.

                    If you're not, then practice taking them out & putting them in a couple times a day. Here's how they taught me:

                    - Use your hand to make a gun (like you're pointing at someone with your thumb up)
                    - Then bring your hand to your eye and use your index finger to push your eyelash up, then use your 2nd finger to pull the bottom of your eye down.
                    - Then put the contact in using the index finger of your other hand
                    Lasik vision is something me and my wife both are going to be looking into pretty soon. My stepmother had it done earlier this year, and says the samething. She wore glasses and contacts for 15 years. So it was a big change for her.

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                    • The GIGGAS
                      Timbers - Jags - Hokies
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 28474

                      #11
                      Re: Contact Lenses

                      Screw contacts... I've been wearing glasses for years and I like them.
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                      • ndeezlo
                        Fum police
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 3272

                        #12
                        Re: Contact Lenses

                        Originally posted by The GIGGAS
                        Screw contacts... I've been wearing glasses for years and I like them.
                        Glasses suck if you play sports.
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                        • Cyros
                          ULTRAAAA!!!!
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 12628

                          #13
                          Re: Contact Lenses

                          Originally posted by The GIGGAS
                          Screw contacts... I've been wearing glasses for years and I like them.
                          Glasses and football helmets don't mix.
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                          • The GIGGAS
                            Timbers - Jags - Hokies
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 28474

                            #14
                            Re: Contact Lenses

                            Originally posted by ndeezlo
                            Glasses suck if you play sports.
                            The toughest sport I play is GH.
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                            • superjames1992
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Jun 2007
                              • 31362

                              #15
                              Re: Contact Lenses

                              It's hard at first, believe me. But once you get used to it, it's a breeze. I've worn them for 4 years now and I don't even think about it when putting them in. I just "plop" them in.
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