How to use Easy on off
User guide for inserting and removing contact lenses using the Easy On Off lens tool.
It is important that you follow the instructions given by your contact lens fitter regarding the use and care of your contact lenses and case.
Before inserting and/or removing contact lenses, it is important that you wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water and dry them thoroughly. The tool must be cleaned beforehand with an approved disinfectant and be completely dry. It is recommended to clean the tool after removal so that it can air dry until the lenses are to be put back on. NB! The tool can be disinfected by boiling for up to 3 minutes. NB! It is preferable to keep both eyes open when using the tool
Attachment:
1. Place a mirror (preferably one with magnification) on a colored towel (this makes it easier to find the contact lens if it falls).
2. Sit at the table, hold the thick part (the bellows) of the tool with your thumb on the eye mark, and the end pointing inward toward your palm. Use the hand you write with, or the hand that is most stable, to hold the tool.
3. Hold the tool vertically, without squeezing the bellows, and place the contact lens in the “cup” at the tip of the tool. The lens should just balance in the cup, if it is held firmly you have squeezed the bellows, creating a vacuum.
4. Bend your head over the mirror and hold it at about 90 degrees. With your free hand, hold your eyelids away from your eye while moving the tool with the lens up to your eye, so that the lens comes into contact with and rests on your eye. It may be necessary to give the lens a slight push to make it rest on your eye. This is done by gently squeezing the bellows (the thick part of the tool).
NB! It is important that the lens is horizontal / level during application. For some people, it may be OK to switch hands before applying and/or removing the second lens.
Scleral lenses should be filled to the brim with physiological saline solution (purchased from an optician/pharmacy) before being placed on the eye.
Withdrawal:
1. Sit at the table with your head bent at about 90 degrees over the mirror.
2. Squeeze the bellows onto the tool with the hand you write with, or the hand that is most stable. Start by squeezing in a little at a time, you will need to experiment to find out how much vacuum force is needed. Don't be afraid to squeeze the bellows all the way in/together.
3. While holding the eyelids away from the eye with your free hand, insert the tip/"cup" of the tool into the upper half of the lens. Then release the pressure on the bellows. If there is enough vacuum force, the lens can be patiently "tilted" off the eye. If the tool slips off the lens, repeat the attempt with a slightly harder squeeze of the bellows. It may be an alternative to insert the tool into the lower half of the lens, but experience suggests that using the tool on the upper half is best. NB! It is important that the "cup" on the tip of the tool is placed perpendicular to the upper, or alternatively lower part of the lens. The tip/"cup" should not touch the eye.
Tip: If the lenses are stuck, drip saline solution into your eyes and blink a few times. Then attach the suction cup to the lens, tilt your head back and look down, then try to tilt the lens off. This will usually loosen it.
Alternative procedure (applies to soft and dimensionally stable contact lenses, not scleral). The mirror can also be placed horizontally, at an angle or hung on the wall.
Attachment:
Stand/sit in front of the mirror while squeezing the bellows “just a little”, just enough to create enough vacuum force to hold the lens in the “cup”. Place the lens in the cup and release the pressure on the bellows. With your free hand, hold your eyelids away from your eye while moving the tool with the lens to your 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 to get it to rest on the eye. This is done by gently squeezing the bellows.
For some, it may be OK to switch hands before putting on and/or taking off the second lens.
Withdrawal:
Stand/sit in front of the mirror while squeezing the bellows just enough to create enough vacuum force for the contact lens to stick to the tool. This is a trial and error process, so start carefully. With your free hand, hold your eyelids away from your eye while moving the tool towards the upper part of the lens. When the cup is placed on the lens, release the pressure on the bellows. The contact lens will now stick to the tool and can be patiently “tilted” out of your eye. If the tool slips off the lens, repeat the procedure with a slightly tighter squeeze of the bellows, using more vacuum pressure. Don’t be afraid to squeeze the bellows all the way in. Proceed carefully. The tip/“cup” shall not touch the eye.
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.
