Contact Lens Remover

For those who wear hard and gas permeable contact lenses, it is essential to own a contact lens remover.  There are times that it becomes occasionally difficult to take out with the normal “popping out” method.  There’s a tendency that the lenses get stuck because of the suction to the cornea, typically hard contact lenses have a habit of securing firmly to the eye.  A contact lens remover will help a lot in this situations. If a person often lose and asks for new prescription for a contact lens, optometrist or ophthalmologist recommends buying a contact lens remover.

Knowing how to properly use a contact lens remover will help a lot in taking hard contact lens off your eyes.  You should double check if you are wearing a contact lens before attempting to remove them.  Many make the assumption that the contact lenses are still attached but they have been removed already and they end up injuring their eye by poking it with the contact lens remover.  To check if you are wearing a contact lens, look through a mirror and observe the reflection of the lenses.

If you are certain that you are wearing a contact lens, place a drop of rewetting solution on both your eyes to lubricate the lenses.  Moisten the suction cup of the contact lens remover with a drop of rewetting solution.

The next step is quite tricky but once you get used to it everything will be easy.  Place the contact lens remover directly and squarely on the front of the contact lens.  The lens will stick to the plunger. Pull the plunger gently away from the eye.  The lens will be released easily then do the same steps for the other contact lens.

Keep in mind that you should avoid placing the contact lens remover on the surface of the eye because it could cause corneal abrasion or other eye injuries.  One more thing, do not use a contact lens remover if you are using a soft lens.  Add a few more drops to lubricate the lenses if you are still having a hard time removing them.