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How to Take Out Contact Lenses Easily (Beginners Tutorial)

4,286,138 views October 27, 2019 6:49

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In brief

Dr. Allen demonstrates two simple methods for safely removing soft contact lenses, ideal for beginners. You’ll learn how to handle stuck lenses and when to seek medical help, with practical tips for comfort and hygiene.

Key steps

  1. Wash and dry your hands thoroughly (very dry hands work best)
  2. Pinch the lens between thumb and index finger (avoid touching the eye)
  3. Remove the lens and either clean it or discard it
  4. If stuck, slide the lens toward the white part of your eye first

Questions & answers

What if my contact lens gets stuck?

Slide it toward the white part of your eye before pinching to remove it.

Should I keep my nails short?

Yes—short nails reduce the risk of scratching your eye during removal.

Description from the creator

Dr. Allen shows how to take out contact lenses and what to do if they get stuck. New to contact lenses? Check out the full playlist for beginners👉 bit.ly/contactsforbeginners

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🔷 Show Notes 🔷

NOTE: It is best to have short fingernails as it will make the removal process easier. Long fingernails puts you at higher risk of a corneal abrasion.

How to Remove Contacts: (Step by step)
1. Wash and Dry your hands (very dry hands work best)
2. Control your eyelids with your fingers
3. Pinch the contact lens with fingers as shown (don’t touch your eye)
4. Remove the lens
5. Clean the lens if needed or throw away

Another method of how to remove contacts
1. Wash and Dry your hands (very dry hands work best)
2. Control your eyelids with your fingers
3. Slide contact lens over to the white part of the eye
4. Pinch the contact lens with fingers as shown (don’t touch your eye)
5. Remove the lens
6. Clean the lens if needed or throw away

IMPORTANT: If you ever have a red eye, a painful eye, you think you scratched your eye or experiencing vision loss related to your contacts...REMOVE THE LENSES and call your local eye doctor ASAP.

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About This Video:
Having trouble removing contact lenses? Well then this contact lenses video is for you. Here Joseph Allen, OD, FAAO from Doctor Eye Health shows how to take out soft contacts. Contact lenses are great at improving vision but can also make your eyes uncomfortable and puts them at risk of infection, so knowing how to take contact lenses out is very important. People are often afraid of the contacts sliding under their eyelids, so this video will also review how to take off contacts that get stuck in the eye. If you continue to have trouble taking out contacts be sure to contact your local eye doctor right away.
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Doctor Eye Health published this 6:49 video tutorial on October 27, 2019. It has been watched 4,286,138 times on YouTube.

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