If You Are Here Right Now & Wear Contacts

[FaFa]

I've got one that is completely stuck. I've tried drops, putting my fingers literally on the eyeball itself to try to squeeze it off...this went on for at least twenty minutes, no luck. Can you think of some sort of a suctiony thing that most houses probably have that might help. This has never happened before and I'm sure it's still there cause I can see it.

[Tongue-Fu]

Several possible solutions from "Don't Try This At Home!" (SomaCow Press)

• Holding eye open with one hand, flick cigarette lighter with other hand. Looking down over lighter, keep flame within one inch of eye for 20 seconds, allowing the lens to soften for easy removal.
• Attach the ends of two icepick handles together with rubber band, like chopsticks. Pry up one side of lens and grasp firmly between icepicks. Remove with a brisk upward motion.
• With eyes open widely , have a sharp blow applied to the back of your head. Warning: do not attempt this over the sink as lens may fall into drain.
• Apply a thin layer of Soop-R-Glue to surface of lens. Press a pencil eraser firmly against the lens until glue sets. Twist pencil to remove lens.
• In a large, shallow basin, combine non-abrasive (so as not to scratch your lens) bathroom cleaner and water. Fully immerse face in basin with eye open for at least 15 minutes. Lens will shrivel and can then be easily removed.

I am not convinced that every solution above is practical.

[Darkie McFly]

The first night I had mine I went out to one of Beautygirl's make-up joints and got drunk. It took me 30 minutes to get those fuckers out when I got home. You will get better at it. The only secret I used was to pull the contact to the side of your eye and then squeeze it out. Moving it to the side makes the suction less because of the shape of your eye.

[Butchie]

FaFa, first, don't use so much eyelash glue.

Seriously, keep squirting saline in your eyeball till it moistens up.  Mine get stuck when I fall asleep with them in.  Saline usually loosens them up after a bit.

[KlingonChick]

Looking and sliding it over to the side always worked for me. What is a bitch is trying to take em out when you are drunk, its 4am and you are wearing acrylic nails!

[woozxyl]

OPen your eye wide with fingers, look to the far left or right, blink, you should have it pop out. Flood your eye with saline first.
Also, try pulling the outer edge of your eye away from your nose; make Chinese eye. Blink and it should pop.

[FaFa]

Thanks, it's not really a matter of getting better at it since I started out with the hard ones in the sixties and have been wearing the soft since shortly after they came out.

 I have a good supply right now so I'm not sure if I'll take a break yet but every few years it seems necessary. This one must have come out sometime between when I posted and today because it's not there.

 If I am a candidate for the lasic procedure I definitely planning on doing that when the finances are in better order. I don't even wear contacts because of the vanity aspect but because glasses tend to give me a head ache when worn for prolonged periods of time.

[Silva]

That always seemed to affect me.  Dries your eyes out to much.