UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

My doctor wanted me to try out a trial contact for my right (un-hydop) eye first while waiting for the left (hydrop) eye to clear up further. She demostrated the insertion of the contact on me without any problem. However, when I gotten home and removed the contact, I realized I couldn't get it in again because of my super-long lower lid eyelashes. No matter how I tried, three or four such eyelashes will always "accompany" the lens on its way in, making my eye very itchy and my vision with almost vertical lines at the bottom. And I can't rub my eye at this time because the contact is still inside. How do I insert contacts properly?

Conner

How to you insert them? What is your routine?..Can you walk us through it?

The trick is to ensure the eye is wide open, but you can also pull the eyebrows up and back......

J

Ok. But, I'll skip the cleaning and disinfecting part. First, I'll push open my eye using my right hand as my normal eye can't open big enough for the contact to be inserted. Next, I'll position my left hand's first finger in front of my right eye and popped the contact in. As, I'm right handed, my left hand is a bit wobbly when positioning the contact. Besides, since my left eye is still a bit clouded, I'll get a sense of intimidation using my right eye to see the contact going in..

Did anyone here ever tried shortening / cutting your eyelashes? I think it is because my lashes are curved upward and outward, like an "r" on the bottom lid. That's why they always get caught in between.

I was going to say....another solution is to cut them....but be very careful! and let someone else do them.....last thing we need is cut eye lids! Eugh!!

Sounds like just one hand is opeing the lids, the other putting the lens in.

To put a lens in my right eye, the left hand pulls the top lid up and back as far as it goes, makes the eye lashes point up.

Right hand has lens on index finger and middle finger pulls the lower lid down and out slightly. The just gently pop the lens on the eye. At this point the lids sometimes slip, but as they are pulled away from the eye as well as a part, the literally catch on the outside of the lens and pull the lens onto the cornea.

I have a hand problem that leaves a tremmor when I try and hold my fingers out and steady. I find if I shake storage solution off the lens and put it on my finger tip and carefully use a tissue to soak up residual soaking solution, the slight tremor is not enough to make the lens fall off my finger.

Hope this helps.

Hi

What about going to you local beauty bar and see if they can trim them for you. You could get your eyelashes permed if you wanted to.
I'm not sure if you could use eyelash curlers on your lower lashes but you could try it.
I could do with some super long lashes!

Anne

I used my left hand to drag my upper eyelid as far as it would go. My right hand, with lens perched on the middle finger and the index finger dragging my lower lid as far down as it would go then moved the lens into contact with my eye.

I'd try everything else before I let them cut my eyelashes, but then I'm a vain old man who has very little hair left and needs to keep all he can.

Andrew

Most horifying thing I noticed when I got my new lenses was I have nose hair

Want to loose that so if you want some Andrew, will send some clippings your way

LOL all we need now is someone with ear hair and we got Andrew a full Hair Replacement Solution!!!