Contact Lenses and Aftercare

1. Carefully remove the lens from the case trying not to press too hard. With all-in-one solutions you can usually insert the lens directly from the case or you may want to rinse it with solution first.
2. Place the lens on your forefinger as shown. Remove and dry your finger with a tissue if the lens is too "wet". A minimum area of contact with your finger is best. Look carefully at the shape of the lens.
3. This lens is inside out. Note how the edges flatten out like a saucer
4. This lens is correct. The edges curve up like part of a sphere.
5. Using the second finger of one hand raise the upper eyelid grasping it under the lashes, as close to the lid margin as possible. Using the second finger of the other hand lower the bottom eyelid and gently place the lens onto your eye.
6. Look about and count to ten before slowly closing your eye. This will also cause the air bubble under the lens to flatten.

1. Using your second finger pull down the lower eyelid right down.
2. Placing your index finger one side of the lens and your thumb the other,
3. Slide the lens down onto the white and then bring them together to pinch the lens off your eye.
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Many people wear contact lenses for distance vision. However, as we get older it becomes more difficult to see well close up. We end up wearing reading glasses over our contacts but our distance vision with glasses on is then poor.

One option is to wear a distance contact lens in one eye and a reading contact lens in the other. Our brain will usually compensate and give us reasonable vision from both lenses. This is called monovision.

Another option is to wear multi-focal contact lenses. The outside of the lens is focused for clear distance vision and the centre of the lens for clear close-up vision. Contact the practice for more information.