How to tell if you have Inside Out Contact Lenses
I recall when I first started wearing contact lenses, I could never tell if I had Inside Out Contact Lenses or not. It was really confusing and I often put them in my eyes Inside Out. It was extremely frustrating as Inside Out Contact Lenses irritate the corneas of your eyes, your eys are also very often bloodshot and puffy when wearing it like this for extended periods of time.
This is exactly why I have decided to write an article on how to tell if you have Inside Out Contact Lenses before you put them in your eyes, this way you can avoid the pain, irritation and frustration every time.
- Start by removing the first contact lens from your contact lenses holder. (For this exercise, it is not to important not too touch the contact lens as we are not actually placing them in our eyes, we are only learning how to tell if they are Inside Out). Now place it on the tip of your thumb with your thumb pointing up to the sky.
- Now hold the lens up to eye level and look at the curvature of it, look at the outside edges of the lens and see whether the edges of the lens curve away from each other or towards each other. If the edges curve towards each other then the lens is the right way around and is easy to place in your eye.
- In the event of the edges curving away from each other, you know that it is the wrong way around and you need to change it around before inserting it into your eye. It is important that you never touch the inside of the lens as this traps dirt and skin cells on the inside of the lens which causes friction and allergies which leads to irritation of the eye. (Seeing that the lens is already Inside Out, you will have to clean the lens before you insert it into your eye).
Another way of telling whether you have Inside out contact Lenses is by following the same process as above and then;
- While you have the lens on your thumb, place the tips of your both your index fingers on opposite sides of the lens and push the edges towards each other. If the edges curve toward each other as if to close, then you know you do not have Inside Out Contact Lenses and they are ready for insertion.
- If the edges of the lens push against your fingers and the direction you are pushing you know that it is inside out.
I hope this article was informative and you now know how to insert your contact lenses correctly and that you will never have Inside Out contact lenses again. If you are still unsure you should visit your local optician for advice.
Having Inside Out Contact lenses could affect your vision adversely as the lens is not designed to work like that, It could cause irritation that could lead to infection and they could also tear if this happens to often.
Torn contact lenses could be costly to replace, as you may not be close to an ophthalmologist, or you may have to have your eyes inspected again if you are away from home and this would cost you a consultancy fee. So follow the steps above to ensure you do not have Inside Out Contact Lenses.
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August 20th, 2011 at 5:08 am
I have another solution which in my experience is waaaay better because it requires no bare handling of the lens.
Look at the lens while it is still in the little container with solution. Look at its rim. If you can see the outline, the rim of the lens in the water, then place one finger into the water, and try flipping the lens over so that it becomes inverted. Now take another look at the lens. If the rim is less visible (it may even be to the point where your lens is barely visible in the water), then you have got the lens facing inside out.
The side of the lens that shows less rim is the inside out side.
Now all you have to do is place your finger in the solution, slide the lens onto your finger with this reverse side touching your finger tip, and it will be ready to put into your eye. It will be a bit wetter than you may be used to, but this is a good thing!
Keeping the lens in the solution reduces the amount of particles and skin cells that make contact with the lens, as they stay behind floating in the water. It is not 100% foolproof, but it is a much much better alternative to overhandling the lens outside of the water.
Ideally, you want the lens to be out of th water for as little a time as possible. Put it straight into your eye!!!!!