downimpact Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I got contacts 'cause I'm vain and want to look good driving my Supra so off with the glasses. Can't do much about the face though Anyhow they are such a pain in the arse to get out or put in, i'm assuming it gets easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 lol, I wear them too, soon becomes second nature like putting your socks on in the morning... Give it a week or two. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Been wearing them for 37 YES THIRTY SEVEN years had my problems now and then but you get used to them quickly. Having said that I am trying some new type now that made of a silica mesh and they are playing up. One is clouding up a little so I drive one eyed lol:D Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downimpact Posted August 15, 2006 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Right eye's really not too bad. My left to remove them or put in takes about 10-15 minutes swearing infront of the mirror and wondering if i'll ever be able to get them out/in again! 37 years gives me hope though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I've had mine for about 6 weeks now they are Brilliant! It took me so long to get them in and out at first but once you get the right technique it becomes really quick. Mine are so good I nearly always forget to take them out at night although saying that they were a bit blurry today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 You quickly find the best technique to get them in easily for you. I find on the end of my index finger is best. The contact lense will sit on your finger and when you offer the contact to your eye, it will effectively suck onto your eye without you actually touching your eye with your finger. It's all practice, sounds horrible but it doesn't bother me in the slightest now. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 i wear contacts too, it does take a little while to get used to them but as the others have said it becomes second nature. I still find putting them in infront of a mirror helps, not sure why. One thing you have to learn not to do is rub your eyes at any time. It can make the lens go up under the eyelid which is never a nice thing to have happen. Also have some Optrex in the cupboard for when your eyes get a little tired, soothes the discomfort. Oh, and if you are in an airconditioned office I have been told to get a pot plant near you as they hold moisture in the area where the aircon normally makes the air very dry. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I only use them for sports and sometimes going out. Daily disposables. I've got stacks of them built up now! It gets much easier very quickly. My eyelids are quite tight to my eyes (apparently) which makes it a bugger as they try to pop off when I blink the first few times after fitting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 You quickly find the best technique to get them in easily for you. I find on the end of my index finger is best. The contact lense will sit on your finger and when you offer the contact to your eye, it will effectively suck onto your eye without you actually touching your eye with your finger. It's all practice, sounds horrible but it doesn't bother me in the slightest now. Carl it's what i teach people. Don't let your finger stay too wet otherwise it will just be sucked onto it, obviously if it's too dry then it will just fall on the floor and you'll spend an hour looking for it Try putting it onto the white of your eye and SLOWLY looking straight and then down and close your eye slowly. With some people though, straight onto the cornea is the best, experiment but give yourself a break otherwise you'll have probs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviekid Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I've got the ones that you leave in for a week now (even while sleeping) and they've been great so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I've got the ones that you leave in for a week now (even while sleeping) and they've been great so far. tell me more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Try putting it onto the white of your eye and SLOWLY looking straight and then down and close your eye slowly. With some people though, straight onto the cornea is the best, experiment but give yourself a break otherwise you'll have probs. Great advice there! I only wish my optician had told me that technique when I started wearing them... the first few weeks were really difficult until I got figured it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra sam Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Iv been wearing them every day 4 about the last 8 years, up until about 2 years ago I had the monthly ones, I had some problems with these at the beginning they stung like hell when you first put them in after cleaning!! iv been on the daily ones 4 about 2 years there so much more comftable and don't dry out you can hardly feel them in your eyes at all. There more expensive but defiantly worth it IMO. As the others have said took me ages to take them in and out when i first started waring them but i can now do it in a matter of seconds, becomes second nature. even when drunk! A word of warning whatever you do don't sleep in them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 i wish there was such thing as contact lenses when i was a boy http://www.celluloidandvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/crosseyed.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 12 years and counting here. Thinking of getting lasered now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyclaws Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 it's what i teach people. Don't let your finger stay too wet otherwise it will just be sucked onto it, obviously if it's too dry then it will just fall on the floor and you'll spend an hour looking for it Try putting it onto the white of your eye and SLOWLY looking straight and then down and close your eye slowly. With some people though, straight onto the cornea is the best, experiment but give yourself a break otherwise you'll have probs. This is what I do. I have only just started wearing them too, yesterday in fact. Had a few probs this morning getting them in, left was a pain, but right was alot easier, but did have to remove the right lens as it did'nt feel right, so gave it a clean and put back in. Kopite has gave good tips, I found that facing slightly away from mirror ( but but still looking in mirror) and placing the lens on the white of the eye works best for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICHARDA Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I wear purevision from Boots, monthly disposables that I can sleep in every night. They are great. Would recommend. £60 for three months, but I usually get about 4-5 months out of them. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted August 16, 2006 Share Posted August 16, 2006 Contacts are great. Worn them for almost 10 years Yes and it does it easier - it will be second nature before you know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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