sucker/plungy things for scleral lenses!

[John Smith]

Sarah,

The ones with the little holes are I believe designed for corneal RGP wearers...

Just in case they miss the lens, and find the plunger stuck to their eye (ouch), they can take their finger off the end and the suction is released. The solid ones which we usually use would be a nightmare in that situation!

[Andrew MacLean]

Sarah

When I used a Scleral I ust jused to hoyk it out by sliding my finger (protecting my eye with my upper eye lid) under the top rim of the lens. This enabled me to blink beneath the lens and catch it before it tumbled to the floor.

I never used one of those little plunger things. they looked a bit scary to me.

Andrew

[sarah.w]

so does that mean i can still use them for my lenses or should i keep looking for some more?
I have tried getting them out with my finger when i was first taught how to put them in but i found it so much easier with the plunger, i think i should keep doing it everyonce in a while just incase i dont have my little white suckers!
thanks for your advice

[John Smith]

By all means continue to use the new suckers. They're just safer than the ones we use, but you can't exactly miss a scleral, so the additional safety is irrelevant for us.

[sarah.w]

Thanks john i always just need that reassurance so i dont worry if i use it!
thanks

[DJ Smak]

i aske dmy doc if i could get one but she told me that i shouldnt get one as if im ever in a situation where i dont have it, that i wouldnt know howto get them out without it. I really wanted one as i still have trouble taking it out, the nurses theer couldnt show me as they've never seen sclerals before and my doc didnt show me how either I really don't know how to take them out

[Andrew MacLean]

Here's how I did it.

Finger on upper eye lid, feel through the lid for the top rim of lens.

Press on eye (again trhough lid) just above the lens. the lens should move forward. Draw lid beneat the lens and catch lens as it falls neatly from the eye.

The catching bit may take a bit of time to perfect. meantime it is better to undertake this procedure with a large towel in front of you so that you can find the lens when it falls.

Andrew