HOW TO put contacts in and out (easy version) | Optometrist Tutorial 

If it takes you forever to put your lenses in, don’t be discouraged!! It took me a few weeks to get used to it. At first it took me 10+ minutes to get them in, and now I can do it in about 30 seconds. Just don’t stress!

For those new to contacts, over a few weeks, those reflexes to shut your eye will gradually go away. I started out putting them more off to the side of my iris so I don't see a finger coming toward my eye. Then once stuck on the eye, slowly nudging it toward the center, using slow blinks if needed. (Fast blinks can pop it out if it's not already in the center of the eye) You will get it, hang in there. Good luck!!

My problem was always I can't stop flinching and blinking like someone's about to slowly stab my eyes out. I would spend like 30 minutes straight multiple times a day for weeks trying with little to no success. I have an appointment next week to try again.

I’ve been wearing contacts since 2009. I remember the first time I was able to successfully get both contacts in without help. I was super excited... until I realized I was going to have to take them out. I originally had bi-weekly lenses but now I wear daily lenses and love them. It’s scary at first but I think it’s 100% worth it!

I’ve been wearing them for ten years now, I remember crying after trying to get them out for over a half hour from frustration. But now I can put both eyes in and take both eyes out at the same time even if i really wanted to. Getting them in: have lens on index finger tip, use middle finger to open eye, and insert the lens. Taking them out: using thumb and index pinch the bottom of the lens to make a “V” and it breaks the seal, and pull down gently then remove. Also - Having nail extensions makes taking them out a LOT harder, but insertion is the same.

quick tip for contact removal: for me i absolutely hated dragging them down and off my eye, its nearly impossible for me not to blink no matter what. i found it much easier to do it my own way which is.. look towards your nose (not down at it but in that direction in the center of your face) open your eyelid with your fingers as usual and slowly take your other hand and move the lense off your cornea onto the white partt of your eye (out in the direction of your ears) before carefully pinching it and taking it out. because of the structure of our eyelids youll find you have much more space to work with if you do it horizontally instead of vertically. hopefully this alternate solution helps somebody

I DID IT!!!! I FINALLY DID IT!!!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!! It's taken me 30 years and one of your videos but you - YES, YOU - taught me how! It was when you said here's another way you can do it and do not be afraid of that funny feeling - expect it and relax. That was the magic words for me. I can't believe it! After 30 years I did it!!! Now I just have to get them out.... I'll be watching your videos after work tonight. See ya later & thanks again!! Oh I want to hug you! You're a good person! A good, good person!!!

Some tips I picked up the past decade that I've been wearing contacts daily: 1)Use a small face mirror so that you're looking down when inserting the lense (helps more than you'd think) 2)try focusing on the mirror instead of the lense when inserting 3)when inserting them, move them slightly side to side and in a circular motion (the eye tears slightly and helps with comforting fit straight away) 4)when removing them, look to the side (the eye you're removing from must be looking at the ridge of your nose) then move the lense to the white of your eye before removing with the pinch technique (wet fingers make it harder to remove) 5)When the lense feels dry, take some solution and drip a few drops on your finger (so that your finger is wet) and dab the lense with it and slightly move the lense around (helped with the late night studying) 6)If you fell asleep or took a nap with the lenses and they stick (like you can't move them around on your eye) don't panick, wet your finger with the solution and dab the lense, gently start moving it (your eye will probably move with it, but it will eventually move and you can remove it. (Please don't sleep with your contacts). 7)Clean the lenses at least once a week (if it's monthly lenses) 8)Always wash your hands before touching your lenses (if you can't, at least try keep it to an absolute minimum) 9)don't wear them too long, you'll develop veins on your eyes.

You're the only one that actually makes sense with the contacts. I'm totally going to do this when I am more awake.

I was one of the luckier ones who got used to putting them in in 2 days. This video however, made things much more efficient. ty!

Don’t get frustrated if you don’t get your contacts in! It’s natural for your eye to shut when an object is approaching! Give it a week or two and your eyes will get used to it. It took me a while to finally get used to contacts. #1 tip, DONT GET DISCOURAGED

For any first time contact users I promise you it gets easier! My first time putting them in and taking them out took nearly an hour! Now it takes not longer than 1 min to get them in and out (would be quicker than that but my natural lashes are super long and get in the way sometimes)

It cringes me out how comfortable I should be touching my eyeballs

I’d rather just buy new eyeballs

Thank you for making sense out of it ALL! I’ve had my lenses for two weeks and have not been able to get them in. Now that you’ve explained how to place your hands, it all makes PURRRFECT sense! THANK YOU!🥳

An excellent and very complete tutorial. Thank you! SO many tutorials do not include removal. The end is just as important as the beginning. Great job with the visuals and the props, and the very calm and clear instructions with troubleshooting included. Just perfect.

I've been using contact lenses for almost two years, I wish this video was up back then. Thanks for making this video for those people who are new to applying contact lenses

This is the best tutorial for contact lenses there is. Having just got lenses I have been struggling to get the in and out (out is easier IMO). After watching Antonio, they were in in 5 minutes. I am more confident with them now, was actually considering not using them, but not any more. Thanks Antonio. Subscribed. Looking forward to more of your videos.

Two days ago I managed to put one in in two hours with the advice of my optometrist. Today I got both in in about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Thank you very much man!

This video is so informative, thank you doctor! I have been wearing lenses for 1 year now and I can assure everyone who’s struggling: it will become easier as you get used to it, do not worry!!! At first, the thing I had more difficulty with was to remove them since I didn’t know this tip which you have to slide the lenses down towards your sclera to then pinch it, I used to try to pinch it while on my cornea, which’d make me freak out since we aren’t used to touching our cornea when we first use lenses. Then I found out this tip and it was a piece of cake, really. What still happens to me, though, is sometimes, when wearing them for the first seconds, they don’t adjust quickly so my vision gets a bit blurry for a few seconds till the lenses can adjust themselves to my cornea. Other than that, it’s been really good to wear lenses.

I think I can watch all the tutorial existing but I finally understood that it's only matter of time and practice. Thanks anyway 😊

I watched every video out there about how to insert contacts as a beginner and this was literally the ONLY one that worked for me. It took some practice and I now put this video on every time I'm about to have another "lesson" and just listen to it in the background. I feel like I'm almost a "pro" now after 2 weeks of daily practice. Thanks Antonio!!!

I hope you do make more tutorials--your calm demeanor and step by step instructions really helped! Thank you!

I just got my contact lenses today and have been trying off and on for a couple of hours to take them out. I finally found this tutorial and on my second try, I was able to take them out successfully! Thank you!

just got my contacts, my doc suggested me dragging on the side. i was struggling for 10 mins on her way but then i decided to go on yt and see your way how to do it because you are professional in area. I washed my hands with confidence that I'll remove it and I removed them in seconds THANK YOU!!!! you literally saved me from panicking that it'll stuck in my eye

Thank you for this great instructional video. I’ve struggled for a month, and quitting in frustration. After your video I realized i wasn’t opening my eye wide enough. After this great video I got both in on the second try. Thanks!!

I wasn’t even sure about the right way to touch the eyeballs but this video clarified everything to me about how I should place my finger so that I don’t hurt my cornea and everything. Thanks to I gained the confidence and succeeded in placing in my contact lenses. Grateful that this video exists!

Thank you a lot! I have just put my contacts for the first time. This video helped me a lot. The calmness, knowledge you transmitted was exactly what I needed in order to feel safe and courageous enough. It took me less than 2 minutes per eye, which is amazing! Thaaaaank yoou!😍

Thank you for this I gave it a try when I took my contacts out I realized I had both of them backwards wondering why my vision was so blurry but when I insert them again the right way and followed your instructions they went in perfect now I feel comfortable taking them in and out now. I have had contacts in the past but not prescriptions and I learned another way of how to put them in but never knew if they were inside out.

I have struggled for years putting contacts in by myself! I just put them in 3 times in a row (I've always been able to take them out on my own)! Thank you!

Thank you, I spent an hour trying to install my new contact with growing frustration till I found this video. After studying this a few times, the lens went where it was needed. Thank you for perfectly clear instructions.

Thanks for making this! This video has been a real help in training patients at the office where I work. It's clear, concise, and the visual component helps provide a more intuitive understanding.

Great tutorial! I have a fitting today and it was suggested that I watch videos before coming in. Yours was perfect! Hoping it'll be easy for me since I have no issues touching my eyes. :) Thank you!

Literally save this guys video. Every time I am having a hard time taking them out I watch his video and calm down and then I take them out first try. 🙏🙏

I searched for contacts for beginners and this is the best video. First try last time without watching this video it takes me 2 hours putting the lens and my eyes are already red, then watching your video only takes me 3 minutes legit! Thank you!!!

I've watched a lot of contacts how to videos and this is, without a doubt, the best tutorial on The Tube! 👍 I've been wearing lenses for over 40 years. 11 years ago I had a stroke, which caused some relearning. Right hand only (I bend my nose out of the way with my thumb) and my left eye doesn't focus close so I have to put it in first (so I can see to put the second one in)

I am an ophthalmic tech and everything you just talked about I do (esp removing the contact lens, I tell my patients to not "air pinch"), I feel much more assured now when doing an I&R with my patients. Thank you!!

Oh my goodness!!! Thank you sooooo much for posting this. After about a couple months of getting lenses I finally was able to get them in!!! I had given up.Your advice at 4:28 was the best advise for me! Putting the lenses at an angle and waiting for it to stick in my eye was the best way for me to get them in!!! I’m so excited thank you again!!

I've used contacts for 15+ years and the info is actually useful still! Thanks you!

Very helpful video! These are my first contacts ever so I was nervous, but I was able to get contacts in & out in just 2 tries after watching this. Thank you!

Till this day I find removing my contacts a lot harder than inserting them.

People just can’t do it. I’m one of them

this tutorial is a life saver! I can put them on immediately after I watch this. Thanks!

thanks lol after an hour and a half of trying to get out my contacts, this technique worked!!

This is the video that helped me!!! I wasnt able to do it for over a month, and after thia video 5 mins

For anyone struggling to get contacts in, it took me many hours of trying to get contacts in and out. I know it seems impossible but it will get easier. What helped me was not putting the contact on my finger tip, but on the side part of my finger, almost like at 1:14 except more on the side.

Best video ever! Took so long to put in my contacts before but after watching this not even 2 minutes in and I got it!

I was having such a hard time thank you. The tucking it under the eyelid thing worked for me

It's my first time wearing contact lenses and I was worried it'll be hard to take them out or put them in cause i read comments saying it took them hours, but I got both of mine out in less than a minute. I felt like a pro. Thanks 😂

Excellent tutorial!! Took me a few tries but I got them in!! Great advice and Thankyou!

i was never able to put on my contact like EVER. your video change my life. Thank you so much!

I can’t thank you enough, this is my second day taking off my contacts and I was having a lot trouble until I saw your video 🤗

i never realised how small my eyes were until i held a contact lens to it and it was double the height of my open eye

Thanks for the video, it was my first day of using them and i couldn't get them in and was going to give up for good and then i fought your video and managed to get them in. Thank you ,😁.

Bro thank you so much!!! Every other tutorial didn't went quite well, but your clean explaination saved me!

This information made all the difference!!! I was able to put my contacts on easily after watching your video. Thank you.

thank you so much!! after learning how to put the lenses, its much easier and comfortable to take it out. i was afraid i cant use my contact lenses but thanks to your video,i was able to do it !

This will help me lots. My new cotacts are coming in a few days. Can’t wait to try these tips! Also, you are gorgeous!

When you mentioned freaking out once you feel on the eye, I was so relieved I’m not the only one who does it. I’m gonna try and practice more! I want to put contact lenses for my Halloween costume. It’s a long way away, but at least I have a lot of time to practice!

Oh man, I need your channel in my life. As a first time wearer of contact lenses, I find your tips super useful!

I actually bought one of those applicators and it was a game changer for me... because not only do I feel like it's more hygienic, I also can apply the lenses waaay faster and easier, as opposed to using my fingers, because they get very adherent to the lens after washing my hands and the application became a nightmare (yes, I did dry them thoroughly, they're just porous). Also, I find it easier to just keep my eye open wide with 2 fingers from 1 hand instead of the method you showed, which triggers a pain in my shoulder somehow and makes my hand tremble ( old injury).. and you don't want trembling hands when applying contacts.

I’ve had contacts since I was 12 (I’m 20 now) and I can’t live without them! It feels so good to put them in in the morning when my eyes are all tired and crusty feeling 😂

Thank you so much for this video. I was hesitant of getting contacts and now I feel more confident in the process

Thank you sooo much! I was struggling to remove my lenses for 15mins before I watched your video. Could easily remove using the steps you showed!

Ah thank you, I actually hold my eyes the wrong way after trying it for the first time, therefore I couldn't get it in, also my eyelashes kept interrupting! I also ended up dropping it on floor but quickly rinsed it with sol on my palm, and immediately put it away in the lens box. I'll try again later 🤧

I keep looking away when placing coloured contacts and i thought it didnt have an effect on how the contact would go in but now i know! Thankyou for this video :)

You single handedly helped me put in contacts for the first time. Thanks so much

This tutorial helped me so much! I just put them in for the first time

Thank you thank you thank you , out of all the tutorials they didnt do anything , you fully explained it and I got them in, was the 2nd time I came to put them in

Great video. Very well worded and explained in such simplicity. I just don't know why mine won't stick to my eyes! I thought I was the only person whos had issues. I am now seeing (lol) that there are so many others with issues of all kinds. Thank you for posting a video for us.

My opt. Never told me this. I stayed for an hour trying to get my contacts in. Thank you for the details. It was very helpful

Anton this is so great!!! It feels like a very calm airplane safety video 😆 (which I love!) Will show my patients if they need extra help!

Putting them in for the first time was a piece of cake. I thought It would be much harder because I have very sensitive eyes. I only encounter problems when taking them out. Thank you for the video.

THis was honestly so helpful!

Thank you so much!!!, Im new to contacts and had one stuck on my eye for over an hour, but with this tutorial I got it out first try!!, Thank you so much!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Just came back to appreciate this video since It helped me out 3 months ago when I was struggling, but now it doesn’t take me more than 5 minutes thank you.😼🙌

I had the problem I was feeling extremely uncomfortable when people were telling me I had to open my eye that much. So I learned it my own way and now I'm able to put them on by opening my eye as much as the beginners do. I believe it's about how comfortable you feel rather than what's the right way to do it.

I wish you a joyful 2021, you've helped me so much with this video 😃🥰🤗😝

I teach people everyday and this is the best video I have seen will show this video to my patients!

Thank you so much for posting this video! I just got my contacts and thanks to you, I got them in on the first try!!!

This really helped me with the opening eye method thanks man

thank you for this!! I finally managed to put in my contacts, turned out I was putting them upside down because the numbers were straight so I thought it was right. Also I was too scared to swirl with my eyes open so I tried it with my kids closed and it worked!! Thank you!!!

Thanks!!!!!! Aaah I went to the eye doctor to get contacts and by using ur tips I got them in! My eyes blink a lot but it was pretty easy

Very very very helpful. It's my first time and I was struggling to take it off but your video helped me to take it off easily

I'm new to contact lenses, and it has been a month now that im using contacts. tbh I was mostly excited to get contact lenses bc I could finally see without glasses! My technique is that I slowly approach my finger to my eyes and if it closes I wait until it re-opend. everything in chill mode...

Nice video ! Keep up the good work ! 😎

Thanks so much for making this video. I found your demonstrations really helpful!

I tried on my own, with different tutorials, nothing worked until I saw your video. I had successfully gotten one in before but i battled with the other for what seems like forever. I got both in after watching your video, thank you!

Looks like I’m not getting contacts 💀 can’t even put eye drops into my eyes without panicking

Ok this was so helpful but at the same time I'm tryna figure out how I've scrolled through every comment and this amazing human hasn't left one un responded... like how?😂♡

This video and the comments helped me so much. Thank you!

My third attempt with contact lenses, over a 20 year period of needing glasses (I'm 25 now) my corneas are oddly shaped due to keratinous. 2011 was my first time coz I was playing rugby. The optician said that the taco shape is the right way to put in, needless to say it took me a solid half hour to get them in and out. Second attempt 2018, with hard lenses was a nightmare. literally felt like glass in your eye. My third attempt (yesterday) has been the best. I have toric lenses that feel super comfortable and only took me 2 minutes to get in. Thank you Antonio for this video🙏🏽

2:05 This is a contact lense for Cyclops! 😂

New to contacts, this being only day 3. This tutorial is by far the most informative and useful guide I've come across 👍

just got contacts yesterday, took me too long before watching this video, I got small ass eyes, so the tucking method worked almost instantly. predicate you bro !

Idk why I’m watching this as I’ve been wearing contacts since I was in 2nd grade (senior in college now) but it gets easier once you get used to it. All the tips are accurate and it’s really easy once you do it multiple times. Again I’ve done it for so many years so I think it’s nothing, but it’s nice to help others and help them put it in too

No matter how hard i try to place my lenses in my eyes,its all in vein

I got mine two days ago but im too afraid to try use them😂✋

Thank you so much, it's the first time I'm putting contacts and with your tutorial it was easy. At first I was like: "I will never put this thing in my eye" because I was scared and struggling to put them but after I watch your video I was like: "omg I put them in my eye" so thank you so much, your tutorial was so helpful for me you are an amazing optometrist and continue your amazing job!!!😊😊😊

I just got my first pair ever yesterday. I've been wearing glasses since I was 6. Your video helped more then the video the place I went to sent me afterwards.