Table of contents:
- What kind of contact lenses do you wear?
- Causes of stuck contact lenses
- How to deal with stuck contact lenses
- Soft lens
- Soft lens is in the normal position
- Soft lens tear and / or into small pieces
- Soft lens missing or lodged in the eyelid
- Hard lens or RGP
- When to see a doctor when contact lenses get stuck?
Contact lens users are prone to experience momentary events soft lens - or some other type of contact lens - gets caught in the eye. When this happens, there is no need to panic as it is quite common and there are ways to deal with stuck contact lenses.
What kind of contact lenses do you wear?
Types of contact lenses include Soflens and RGP (rigid gas permeable) or Hard lens.
Soft lens itself is divided into several types that are distinguished by their function. There is soft lens which is intended to help nearsightedness, nearness, and cylinder. Then there too soft lens colored which is widely used for necessities fashion.
As the name implies, soft lens made of thin silicone which is flexible and not hard. Therefore soft lens more comfortable in comparison hardlens.
RGP (Rigid Gas Permeable) or Hard lens also has almost the same functionality as the more flexible version. However, the advantages of hardlens that is, easier to wear, durable and easier to maintain.
Both types of contact lenses run the risk of being difficult to remove from the eye if not treated properly.
However, the incidence of difficulty removing contact lenses is more often found in soft lens. Apart from being made of thin silicon which is prone to being damaged or folded, soft lens more popular and more widely used among the people.
Causes of stuck contact lenses
Things that can cause soft lens difficult to remove include that you accidentally fall asleep or you are still wearing it soft lens, use too long time for the silicone to dry out, and use contact lenses of the wrong size (too small, large or tight).
How to deal with stuck contact lenses
There are several ways to remove this thin silicion stuck to the eye based on the type of contact lens and according to the complaint or situation being experienced:
Soft lens
As previously discussed, the most popular types of contact lenses are soft lens. Usually this type of flexible silicone contact lens is easy to remove. When it is difficult to remove, you may be careless about its use.
Soft lens is in the normal position
If it is positioned in the middle of the cornea, most likely soft lens difficult to remove because it has dried. Wash your contact lenses and eyes using normal saline or all-purpose solutions for contact lenses.
If it still sticks, do this procedure repeatedly. Wink and massage gently to allow the silicone to move. It will take several hatches and blinks which may take up to 10 minutes or more. When the lenses are re-hydrated, you can easily remove them.
Soft lens tear and / or into small pieces
When torn, do not force it to keep wearing contact lenses and immediately replace them with new ones. If it is already installed, there is a chance of a small cut from soft lens was tucked into the upper or lower eyelid.
Wash your hands first before trying to remove these small pieces. Then drop the eye with a special liquid or solution to keep it moist. Find the tear by hand, when you find it, push it to the outer corner of the eye.
Sometimes, just by continuing to drip and blink slowly a few times, a tear will reveal itself at the corner of the eye. This method is easier to remove the lens debris.
Soft lens missing or lodged in the eyelid
Usually this missing contact lens causes panic and fear of the users. Relax, your contact lenses can still be removed.
When this happens to you, look for the mirror and then tilt your head back slightly. Raise the upper eyelid as high as possible to confirm presence soft lens and not disappear by falling or leaving the eye on its own.
Make sure the eyes are moist or have been dripped with special fluids. Try sliding soft lens headed down and then grab it by pinching it out.
Hard lens or RGP
How to dispense hardlens different from the contact lens. Do not do massage like when trying to remove soft lens.
First of all find out where the position is hardlens by looking from the mirror or glancing left and right so that the eyelids feel.
Once you know where it is and if it is on the whites of your eyes, try to remove it by gently pressing the outer edge of the lens with your fingers.
When to see a doctor when contact lenses get stuck?
If all the above procedures don't work, then it's time for you to see an eye doctor. Don't force it when the method above is not effective. Because it can cause irritation and redness of your eyes.
