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The Two Hand Placement Technique
With the lens on your index finger, use the middle finger of
the other hand to pull the upper lid against the brow. Use
the middle finger of your placement hand to pull down
the lower lid and then place the lens centrally on your eye.
While holding this position, look downward to position the
lens properly. Slowly release your eyelids. If the lens feels
uncomfortable, then: Look in a mirror and gently place a
finger on the edge of the contact lens and slowly slide the lens
away from your nose while looking in the opposite direction.
Then by blinking, the lens will recenter itself. If the lens still
feels uncomfortable, follow the steps described in the section
of this booklet entitled “Adverse Reactions.”
4. Centering tHe lens
Very rarely, a lens that is on the cornea will be displaced onto
the white part of the eye during lens wear. This can also occur
during placement and removal of the lenses if the correct
techniques are not performed properly. To center a lens
follow one of the procedures below.
• Hold the upper and lower eyelids open with your fingers.
Then, while looking in a mirror, gently place a finger on the
contact lens and gently slide the lens towards the center
of the eye.
Or
• Hold the upper and lower eyelids open with your fingers.
Then while looking in a mirror, move your eye towards the
lens to place it on the center of the eye.
5. remoVing tHe lens
Always remove the same lens first.
a. Wash, rinse, and dry your hands thoroughly.
b. Always be sure that the lens is in the correct position
on your eye before you try to remove it (a simple check
of your vision, closing one eye at a time, will tell you if
the lens is in the correct position). Look up and slowly
pull down your lower lid with the middle finger of your
removal hand and place your index finger on the lower
edge of the lens. Squeeze the lens lightly between the
thumb and index finger and remove it. Avoid sticking
the edges of the lens together.
c. Remove the other lens by following the same
procedure.
d. Follow the required lens care procedures described
under the heading, CARING FOR YOUR LENSES
(CLEANING, RINSING, DISINFECTING,
ENZYMING, STORAGE AND REWETTING/
LUBRICATING)
Note: If this method of removing your lens is difficult for you, your eye
care professional will provide you with an alternate method.
