How to Remove a Contact Lens From Your Eye

Contact lenses are fragile.

Remove either hard or soft contact lens carefully. Incorrectly taking out the lens causes scratches or loss of the lens. Hard lenses need to be removed every day. Some types of soft lens are wearable for multiple days, but need to be removed for cleaning. Any time you remove a contact, whether it's for the night or to clean it, you need to have contact lens solution to disinfect the lenses. Otherwise, bacteria can travel to the contact and cause eye irritation or infection.

Things You'll Need

• Hand soap
• Dark colored towel
• Contact case
• Contact solution

Instructions

1. Wash your hands with soap and water.

2. Spread a dark colored, clean towel over the surface where you will be removing the contact. It should be in front of a mirror. Place the open contact case on the towel.

3. Open your eye and look up. Use one fingertip to move the lens to the corner of your eye. Either remove the lens from your eye with your fingers or roll it out by blinking.

4. Apply cleaner to the lens. Place the clean lens in the case and close. Repeat.

References

• Obrig Contact Lens: How to Remove Contact Lens