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Old Sep 29th 2010, 12:06 am
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Originally Posted by Poppy girl
I haven't got them they won't let me have them because I can't get them out, the Opticians will not let me take them home until I can master the removal of them....I would be better playing around at home in my own time to be honest!!

My husband had a problem getting his lenses in and out at first...he could stand touching his eyes. Eventually he mastered it and could take them in and out without looking in the mirror.

Just a thought....do you have acrylic nails?
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Just a thought....do you have acrylic nails?
Yeah I never need to use a mirror now.

Eeek no nails is better than big sharp nails, for contact removal.
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Old Sep 29th 2010, 12:10 am
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Originally Posted by paranoidandroid
Yeah I never need to use a mirror now.

Eeek no nails is better than big sharp nails, for contact removal.
Exactly what I was thinking...the nails could be the problem.
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Old Sep 29th 2010, 12:39 am
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
My husband had a problem getting his lenses in and out at first...he could stand touching his eyes. Eventually he mastered it and could take them in and out without looking in the mirror.

Just a thought....do you have acrylic nails?
Not anymore I got shot about a year ago always used to have them done every 2 weeks but the old Dragon nails as we call them in CA are not as fashionable as they used to be...but I know where you are coming from in asking me
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Originally Posted by Poppy girl
Not anymore I got shot about a year ago always used to have them done every 2 weeks but the old Dragon nails as we call them in CA are not as fashionable as they used to be...but I know where you are coming from in asking me
In that case keep persevering...and tell yourself you aren't gonna let a little round bit of cling film get the better of you.
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Old Sep 29th 2010, 12:48 am
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In that case keep persevering...and tell yourself you aren't gonna let a little round bit of cling film get the better of you.
Yes I going to do this tomorrow is Dday
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Originally Posted by Poppy girl
Yes I going to do this tomorrow is Dday
How thin are the contacts? My husband's were like bits of cling film but mine were much thicker.
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Originally Posted by Poppy girl
The fact that no one makes bi-focal hard lense contacts you can only get them in soft lenses, I try cannot get them in or out!!

Amazing with modern technology today!
Because I'm so farsighted the optician actually did monovision for me instead of the bifocal contacts. My right eye is for distance and I wear a +3.25 lens in that eye and my left is for near so I wear a +5.00 lens in that one. It took a little time to adjust, but now I can see better with my contacts than my bifocal glasses.
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I haven't got them they won't let me have them because I can't get them out, the Opticians will not let me take them home until I can master the removal of them....I would be better playing around at home in my own time to be honest!!
I have a problem getting mine out, too. Putting them in is no problem, it's the getting out! What I do is to open my eye holding both lids and look down before sweeping my finger tips across just the lens. I found looking down easier than looking up for some reason.

Persevere with it. And don't let the optician make you nervous. I taught contact lens care when I worked in ophthalmology and know how nervous some people were trying to do it "right". Do what works for you to get them in and out.
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Originally Posted by Poppy girl
Yes I going to do this tomorrow is Dday

Honey, if I can do it anyone can. It just takes time. I made a real hash of it to start with, but away from prying eyes makes it a lot easier.


I change between contacts and glasses. If I wear them all day everyday my eyes dry out too much and they get uncomfortable, so I alternate. I also tried alot of different makes before I settled on the ones I have. My eye doctor has the patience of a saint
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Thanks but it doesn't lol I had a class on how to do it and followed exactly as you have mentioned above..why me
Oh Pops - when I first got contacts I was 13 and it took me 2 hours to put them in/take them out. You'll get used to it and it WILL be a fast process.

says the girl who settled on glasses
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....but away from prying eyes makes it a lot easier.....
Away from "prying eyes"? Are you sure?
You realise I've got a mental picture now of a lot of people standing in a line at the opticians mirrors "prying" at their eyes?
That phrase sounded so weird when mixed with the thought of getting contacts out!
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Old Sep 29th 2010, 1:27 pm
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There are such things as glasses, made specifically for the people that fail at puitting contacts in
Did you not read why she is going to wear contacts?
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Originally Posted by Poppy girl
I haven't got them they won't let me have them because I can't get them out, the Opticians will not let me take them home until I can master the removal of them....I would be better playing around at home in my own time to be honest!!
I had my first and only pair when I was 13 and of course back then they were hard lenses (I am nearsighted and have a lot of astigmatism) My optician gave me a little sucker thingy to take those contact lenses out. I learned how to get them out on my own, can't even remember now how I did it.

My older daughter wears contacts and has for years, she's the master.....
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Did you not read why she is going to wear contacts?
Yes of course I read it, did you not read all other the messages we had between us?
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Yes of course I read it, did you not read all other the messages we had between us?
Yes, a few....did I miss your "Ah ha" post?
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