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"Contact Lenses."

Why are contact lenses so difficult to put on?

I went for a 'consultation' yesterday.

Putting on contact lenses was vile.

Vile I tell you. Vile.

Solskjær wrote:
> I've thought about going for lenses before, but with the prices and
> that, I've just never bothered. But if my eye-sight gets a lot-worse
> during the next few years then I'll go for them.
>
> I also reckon I'd be good at losing them - another problem!
>
> And is it true you can lose them if too-much-dust gets in your eyes?

Never had a lens fall out. If you have soft lenses (the most popular) the only problem you'll have is when they get too dry, particularly in an office. Just carry around some of the liquid, or in emergencies lick the lens (with a clean mouth of course!)

"sprays lemon juice in HálloHowArtThou eyes"

HEHEHE

"runs"

Some tips:

Try relaxing your face, I know it's difficult when you're putting something in your eye.

Look in a mirror, this will have the effect of widening your eye as you look at it and will help you to get the lens in the right place.

Wash the lens in your hand to make sure it's wet all through, then, when it's on your finger ready for your eye, put another 2 drops of liquid inside it, so that your eye retains some of the liquid and doesn't dry out so much.

Finally, buy monthly lenses so you don't have to go through this every day, only once a month. Alternatively, save for laser surgery.

I've thought about going for lenses before, but with the prices and that, I've just never bothered. But if my eye-sight gets a lot-worse during the next few years then I'll go for them.

I also reckon I'd be good at losing them - another problem!

And is it true you can lose them if too-much-dust gets in your eyes?
That wouldn't be any good for me at work in the summer...

I wear glasses and have been wearing them for a while.. but I'm getting one-month supply of daily lenses for the skiing season...

You just try wearing ski goggles with your glasses on for a full day without getting big red patches on your nose and the pain being absolutely excrutiating (sp).

I've never actually thought of wearing lenses. I've got used to me glasses so much sometimes I don't even know I'm wearing them.

They'll now think that you regard violence directed at mutants as being humourous. Your card had been marked and I'm sorry for ruining your burgeoning career...

*snorfle...choke*

People in office "What's wrong Goaty?"
*coughing* "Nothing...just thinking about Total Recall"

I wish I could have seen that!

The sagacious one wrote:
> My eyesight is so poor that sticking the first lens onto my eye is a
> nightmare. I can't see anything, so my face is always jammed against a
> mirror.
>
> Also I probably make facial contortions like Arnie in Total Recall
> when he's removing the probe...

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This made me jet tea across my keyboard.
Through my nose.
Cheers!