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Now I’ve been a glasses wearer for about 5 years now and I’m thinking of switching to contacts cause my glasses are just starting to piss me off

Went yesterday to speak to my optometrist about talked about starting out on monthlies and after trying them on and telling me all the do’s and do nots, at the end of the appointment (as I’m sure you all know) you’re required to successfully take them on and off 3 times before you can go home with them

I spent about 45 mins to an hour listening to the specialist on how to take them off and it just wasn’t working, mainly because of the fear of touching my eye etc

So after getting home, I googled methods on how to take them out and I seen the blinking method which doesn’t require any pinching or relative touching of the eye

I tried looking online to see if it’s safe for the contact (if it damages it over time) and all the websites I went on to were telling me it was safe and didn’t harm them but I was only half convinced so I decided to turned to people who will actually know from experience

Is it actually a safe method, not damaging the contact over time? and is there anyone here who does it routinely that can confirm it is a good method?

Edit: For anyone who doesn’t know, this is the blinking method:

Step 1: Using your thumb and index, gently pull your upper eyelid up and your lower eyelid down.
Step 2: Turn your gaze to the far side. (as far as you can)
Step 3: Relax and blink gently. This will help nudge the lens out of your eye.

Please forgive the question, I'm in a pinch and forgot some essentials on vacation as a new mom. I have daily lenses which I never sleep in or reuse- but if I had to, just once- which would be the lesser of two evils?

I wear daily lenses and i have been for about a month, i was just tryna take it out but then i saw it for s split second before i couldn't find it on thr floor or in my eye. After putting a bunch of eye drops in blinking a bunch while lookong all over the place and massaging my eyelid i gave il and assumed it is not in there anymore, what is the chance it still is? I have no sensatjon of anything being in my eye.

I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong it’s been hours I’ve tried sliding it out tried pinching and it won’t leave my eye I can move it but I won’t leave I’m gonna have to sleep with it in and I don’t understand why bc I haven’t had issues so far until today :/

Hey all,

I'm Astigmic, and have been wearing contacts since 2020, i only have ever use Acuvue Bi weekly lenses.

With my latest prescription, I switched to CooperVision Dailies, i have new optical coverage that covers contacts where my last coverage didn't at all. I had to switch to CooperVision Dailies to get my fully covered 6 month supply - but I requested a trial set before burning my allowance on new contacts.

I am miserable. Getting them in my eyes was a hassle, they kept falling off my damn finger (obviously rinsed well with contact solution before attempting again), when they finally got in, they burned/stung a bit, and my vision was blurry to all hell. Even blinked for a good minute and waited.

Decided, probably these first two lenses are no good from dropping them and rinsing them with contact solution, let me take em out - I could not take them out. I had to stop and relax a few times cause i kept getting worked up and frustrated that i couldn't get them out of my damn eyes. And eventually i was able to get em out. Tried again with two fresh lenses, first one went in rather easily with no issue, second one fell off my finger again, and to keep true to my experiment, tossed that one, and tried with yet another and that one went in. Still stung, still blurry.

I came to reddit to see if this was a common thing, a brand thing, a daily contact thing or what, and I only see positive remarks about CooperVision, that dailies are typically more comfy, that CooperVision is better than Acuvue etc..basically the literal exact opposite of my overall experience. So did i just get a bad batch or what?

every contact i've tried for astigmatism has been awful. bausch + lomb, precision 1, infuse, bio true. they all suck. i had no issues ages 13 to 22 when i had normal contacts for nearsightedness. i get daily ones for my left eye only (i am fully blind in my right eye, no prescription can fix it)

the first astigmatism contacts that i tried 4 years ago weren't too bad, they took maybe an hour to settle into the right spot but then they would be okay for most of the day. i think that was bio true. then i tried precision 1 which started off good but then just stopped working after a year. idk if they changed the way they manufacture it or something but they just straight up stopped working for me and i had to throw so many out after only wearing them for a few hours. i could never get them in the right position and everything would be blurry. i went back to bio true and they didn't work either. now im on infuse and having the same problems. i can see but it's definitely not 20/20 because i can't read things across the room unless the contacts are perfectly in the correct position in my eye, which they are often not.

is it just me? is my eye a weird size or something? i blink and do everything i can to try get them into the right position but it doesn't work most of the time. im going crazy and getting headaches from it. it's just insane that i spend $150 to see the eye doctor and $650 to get the contacts all just to not be able to see clearly for more than half the day. i hate glasses, i play sports and work with babies and don't feel like dealing with them being knocked off.

does anyone else have this issue? is there anything that helps it or any brand that works? i can't afford to go the eye doctor again this year and can't afford to let another expensive order of contacts go to waste. but idk what to do anymore.

I used Acuvue Oasys Transitions for years and was really happy with them. I know they were discontinued in 2024, but I still haven't found a replacement that I like nearly as much.

For anyone else who used them, what did you switch to? I'm looking for contact lenses with a similar light-adapting effect, ideally something that works well for everyday wear.

I've looked at a few different options, but I'd really appreciate recommendations from people who actually made the switch.

Is this normal for someone with astigmatism such as throughout the day my vision for one eye becomes blurry, then few minutes later my other eye becomes blurry. Then it goes back to normal, then the cycle repeats

Just had my annual appt and saw a new optometrist this time. I’ve been wearing Air Optic Day & Nights since I was prescribed contacts at 18.
I showered in them and slept 7nights at a time with them in. I will say I’m very clean ocd so I always washed thoroughly when handling my lenses and put drops/lubricant in every day.

My new doc was horrified by this and couldn’t believe I had been sleeping in them. I told him that I’ve seen a doc every year for the last 16 years and NONE of them ever brought this up as an issue. I’m always honest and transparent with my docs about how I use my contacts bc I want to keep my eyes healthy. He said “starting today, I don’t want you to ever sleep in contacts again. Ever.”

Needless to say I was really shocked at how bad this is for my eyes (already showing signs of corneal neovascularatjon) like it could end up causing glaucoma or damage that would require a cornea replacement surgery…..
I am so extremely disappointed that no one ever told me otherwise, I was just using them how docs had always told me was fine. You don’t know what you don’t know.

I’m prescribed dailies now and making the transition. it will be a tough routine to crack but I like being able to see, so would really like to keep that going.

Maybe someone else in a similar position will read this and it will be helpful.

Thanks for reading my vent

If anyone has tips or advice for the switch from monthly to daily, I’d love to hear it!!

What if you don’t have an umbrella with you and suddenly it starts raining enough that some rain gets on your face/around your eyes? What are you supposed to do in that situation?
I’m very careful about not wearing my contacts in the shower or washing my face while wearing them. But today I got caught in the rain and my face/eyes got a little wet. I ended up keeping the contacts in for the rest of the day.
Would you normally take them out immediately after getting caught in the rain, or is a little bit of rain exposure not something to worry about? I use dailies but I don’t usually carry extra pairs with me (even tough I should start doing that)

Hi all, I’ve been having issues with taking out my contacts with my acrylic nails. I have tried tutorials online with using your hands, but I couldn’t get any to work for me.

My best solution for now is using a q-tip as tweezers to get them out, and it works, but I feel like putting that in my eye can cause damage.

Anyone know any tools to get them out? Tried on Amazon, and it’s all for hard contacts.

I went to an eye test/contacts fitting for the first time and left the optometrist's place just as I went there, in my glasses & without contact lenses. I couldn't put them on and I'm very disappointed in myself. I was wondering if there's anyone else who couldn't do it the first time and had to go back. I'd love to hear something encouraging.

I feel like I wasted one appointment and if I can't do it on the next one, then that'd be even worse. I don't know if I'd have the confidence for a third one.

I'm not sure what went wrong, I could open my eyelids and actually touch the eyes with the lenses but then it never seemed to stuck and I always started blinking. After a lot of attempts my eyes started to get red and sting a bit so I felt like I should stop.

Also this is probably really dumb but it's not likely that I actually put one on and didn't notice, right? One of them felt like it fell out but then I couldn't see it anywhere, so now I've been thinking what if it's on.

My vision is still shitty and my glasses work the same so I logically know it's just my anxiety, but had to ask lol

Thanks for reading my vent :)

I've been wearing contacts now for the last 3 weeks, and it still feels uncomfortable. The optician said it can take a long time since it's my first time. My optician told me I should be wearing RGP lenses. so those i am currently wearing

But it's been very difficult for me, and I still find them quite uncomfortable. I assume it's because I'm not used to them yet, like my optician said.

But I want to ask here, am I doing something wrong, or is it the lenses? Maybe I should be using different lenses for my very first time. I'm only 19, and I'm not very experienced in this type of thing.

So, I tried contacts for the first time. The tutorial on how to insert them was a struggle and I couldnt get them in at home by myself. After just hating how I look with glasses and having a 1 year old that has grabbed and broken a few pairs, I decided at my optometrists appointment to try contacts again.

My left eye just doesn't open up as much as my right and, after a long while of tutorials at the doctors office, trying half a dozen different techniques, and a lot of frustration, i finally got them in and was able to leave with them on.

Well, cut to today trying them alone at home. It took me an hour of cursing, pain, and yanking at eyelids, eyelashes, and wondering how I, a 34 year old man, can't put a lens in my left eye. Now, a few hours later and after checking my eyes a dozen times to make sure theyre in correctly, my eyes still feel irritated. I'm dreading having to take them off and spend my lunchbreak locked in the bathroom fighting to get them in.

Please tell that someone had a similar experience as me and now can get them in and out easily every day? Not to be dramatic, but I feel like a moron that I can't do this simple task that your average person can do every morning with barely a thought.

Sorry for the rant, I've just been so humbled by these things that theyre giving me an existential crisis.

basically, i have somethitn coming up where i NEED to wear contacts and i cant remove mine

i usually wear glasses but i have dailies (which i need to wear for said thing coming up) and ive tried the method i got taught which is the pinch method but i cant pinch it and i also feel really uncomfortable poking my finger into my eye to do so which means every time i try i cant. i have a plunger but im pretty sure i cant use that and i dont know what rlse to do

if anyone has any advice pls help