A contact lens remover is a must have for everyone who uses hard and gas permeable contact lenses. Occasionally, it becomes hard to remove these lenses with the normal “popping out” method. Hard contact lenses tends to stick to the eye firmly by suction to the cornea. This is where the contact lens remover comes in. Optometrists or ophthalmologists usually recommend when to use a contact lens remover specially if the wearer keeps on losing them and keeps on asking for new prescriptions.

Knowing how to use a contact lens remover properly helps you to take out your hard contact lens easily and safely. The first step is to make sure the contact lenses are in your eyes before attempting to remove them. Many make the assumption that the contact lenses are still attached but they have been removed already and they end up injuring their eye by poking it with the contact lens remover. Look at a mirror first and check if you have contact lenses on.

If you are certain that you are wearing a contact lens, place a drop of rewetting solution on both your eyes to lubricate the lenses. Dampen the contact lens remover’s suction cup with a drop of rewetting solution.

The next step is quite tricky but once you get used to it everything will be easy. Place the contact lens directly and exactly in front of the contact lens. At this point the lens will stick to the plunger. Pull the plunger gently, and straight back from the eye. The lens will be released easily then do the same steps for the other contact lens.

Remember to avoid direct contact of the lens remover on the surface of the eye because it may cause corneal abrasions and other eye infection. One other thing, soft lenses does not require the use of a contact lens remover. If you still fail removing the lenses from your eyes, add drops to the eyes to lubricate them and consult an eye doctor to have them removed.