Alternative procedure (applies to soft and dimensionally stable contact lenses, not scleral). In addition to lying down, the mirror can stand at an angle or hang on the wall.
INSTALLATION : Stand/sit in front of the mirror while squeezing the bellows «tiny», just enough to create enough vacuum force to hold the lens in the «cup» ”. Place the lens in the bowl and release the pressure on the bellows. With your free hand, hold the eyelids away from the eye while guiding the tool with the lens to the eye so that the lens comes into contact with and rests on the eye. It may be necessary to give the lens a slight push in order for it to settle on the eye. This is done by gently squeezing the bellows.
For some, it may be OK to switch hands before the second lens is to be put on and/or taken off.
OUTPUT : Stand/sit in front of the mirror while squeezing the bellows just enough to create enough vacuum force for the contact lens to adhere to the tool. Here you have to try your hand, so start carefully. With your free hand, hold the eyelids away from the eye while guiding the tool towards the upper part of the lens. When the bowl is placed on the lens, release the pressure on the bellows. The contact lens now attaches to the tool, and can be «tilted» patiently out of the eye. If the tool slips from the lens, the procedure must be repeated with somewhat greater clamping of the bellows, greater vacuum pressure. Don’t be afraid to squeeze the bellows all the way in/together. Proceed carefully. The tip / «bowl» should not touch the eye.
The contact lenses are cleaned and stored according to the training provided by your contact lens fitter. Many people find it difficult to put on and take off lenses at first. Trial and error is common! Be patient, ask for advice, and remember practice makes perfect.
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