Need contact help...?!

Need contact help...?

Ok, well I've got some Acuvue OASYS, which work for me because I have Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, or dry eye syndrome. My problem with them is that I just can't get them in! I've gotten my parents (Who use them too) to try and help me, but after hours I cannot get one to stay. My eyes do not open very wide, but I have gotten contacts in, about a year ago (I'm not asian), and it took 15 minutes. Granted that was with an eye specialist. So any tips that can help me get them in easily? My parents say it's my eyelashes that are touching the contact before it can touch my eye. (I'm not trimming them, to feminine X_X)

Thanks...

2 weeks ago
Ok, thanks alot! I'll give you best answer when I can. I'll add more details later when I try your method, resting my eyes from hours of trudgery right now.

2 weeks ago
Ok, I've got another dilema that I'm probally just doing something wrong with. Using your technique I get it open wide enough, but when I gently touch it against my eye, it doesn't do anything, and I've got it to stick once, but I guess I batted my eyes too fast and it came out.

This is a common problem for beginner contact wearers. It took me literally 1 hour to get one of mine in the first time I did it by myself. First thing to do is relax.

If the problem is your eyelashes, gently push both sets of lashes back along with your lids, so that your eyeball is as wide as possible. Even if you have narrow eyes, it will become significantly wider.

Use the muscles around your eye to widen it, as if making a surprised expression. This will keep you from blinking, and pop in the contact with another hand. It'll probably take a few tries.

If all still fails, you can go to any vision center and ask the employees there for help (Walmart ones are always good). The trick is to just push your lids apart along with your eyelashes. As long as you're gentle it will not harm your eye.