Welcome to the world of disposable contact lenses! After a great deal of faffing around, I finally was allowed to take my new contacts home today after a few handling lessons instore. I’ve been a lens wearer for many years but with gas permeables so I had to practice inserting and removing all over again with the soft lenses which are much bigger. I was a but nervous about taking them out because I used to just blink my lenses out before and now I have to actually use my fingers to pull them out. I succeeded first go which was a great relief. I think because I’ve been a lens wearer for such a long time, the idea of fingers in my eyes doesn’t phase me as much as a new wearer.

They feel quite comfortable although I don’t think my vision is as sharp as it was with the GPs but I was warned about that. Anyway, it’s early days yet and I have to get used to them before I make any final decisions.

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