How To Take Out Gas Permeable Contact Lenses
Gas permeable contact lenses are also called rgp rigid gas permeable contact lenses and oxygen permeable lenses.
How to take out gas permeable contact lenses. Introduced in the 1970s gas permeable lenses offer the benefit of allowing more oxygen to get to your eye than soft lenses. Gas permeable lenses also provide sharper vision and can be useful if you have astigmatism says all about vision 1. Nanci baguette as you can see this video are intended for those who are learning and or currently using rgp contact lens rigid gas permeable lens i am not a rgp wearer. This is useful in preventing irritation and possible eye infection.
Dry your hands with a clean lint free towel. Wash the suction cup with contact lens cleaner and moisten it with saline solution. 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. Permeable gp or hard contact lenses.
Use the middle finger on the hand with the contact to pull your lower eyelid down. For many years virtually all gp lenses were fitted significantly smaller than the corneal diameter typically 9 to 10 mm in diameter. Use your thumb and forefinger to separate your eyelids. Remove a lens from its case.
How to take out contact lenses easily beginners tutorial duration. First wash the suction cup with contact lens cleaner. Do not use soaps that contain lotion cream perfume or artificial coloring. You want to avoid massaging your eyelid as this may cause the gas permeable gp lens to abrade the eye.
When putting in gp lenses follow these steps. Rigid gas permeable lens insertion removal and care moorfields eye hospital nhs foundation trust. The hard contact lens should pop out into your cupped hand. Then use your thumb and forefinger to move your eyelids apart.
If the lens is stuck on the white of the eye use the pad of your fingertip to gently press your eye just outside the edge of the lens to break the suction that is keeping the contact stuck in the eye. Look up and carefully slide the contact down your eye then pluck it out. Pull the corner of your eye outward by applying pressure on your index finger. Gently rub the contact with solution use two to three drops and rub for about 10 seconds on each side.
Repeat this procedure with your left eye cupping your right hand under the eye and tugging at the corner of the eye with the left index finger. Wash your hands with soap and water. This will help you avoid mixing up your lenses. Press the suction cup to the middle of the lens.
Try to get into the habit of always doing the same side first.