How To Take Out A Contact Lost In Your Eye

If all else fails call your eye doctor.

How to take out a contact lost in your eye. Your contact can t actually get lost behind your eye because. Your eye care professional should almost always be able to find a lost contact lens or remove the one you re having difficulty removing on your own. Check the general vicinity sink floor for peace of mind in finding an answer. Use your thumb and forefinger to separate your eyelids.

This sometimes occurs if you fall asleep while wearing your contact lenses. If your contact gets stuck under your eyelid the best way to get it back out is by using eye drops. First wash the suction cup with contact lens cleaner. After rinsing your eye with eye drops start massaging your eyelid.

If you are wearing gas permeable lenses and they get stuck in your eye you must avoid massaging your eyelid as this can cause abrasion to the eye. Removing a stuck gas permeable contact lens from your eye. Don t rule out the fact that it may have fallen out of your eye altogether. This will make it easier for the contact to move around.

Apply the suction cup to the center of the lens and pull it out being careful not to touch your eye with the suction cup. Then determine the location of the contact lens in your eye. If the contact stuck in your eye is properly centered on your cornea the lens has probably dried out. Moisten the suction cup with saline solution.

If you still don t see it flip your upper eyelid to see if it s hiding up there then try saline drops to flush it out. Rubbing your eyes too much causes the eyeball to swell which makes it virtually impossible to remove the contact lens. Instead it is recommended that you use a suction cup to pull the lens of your eye gently.