How to Get a Stuck Contact Lens Out | Eye Doctor Explains

Ever mistakenly fallen asleep with a contact lens in your eye? And, then panic when you can't get it out. Ophthalmologist, Dr Rupa Wong, explains 4 tips for removing the contact lens and why it CAN'T travel to the back of your eyeball or brain.

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[DrRupaWong]

Have you ever gotten a contact stuck in your eye? Did you use any of these techniques?

[aska_]

Instead of artificial tears I actually cried. And guess what?! It worked. It came off so easily thanks 😭

[Photogrl]

After struggling for 5 hrs, I went to utube . Contact was folded under the eyelid. The lubricated drops and massage worked. Thank you!

[lindahorstmann]

Your suggestions worked! I massaged /rolled my upper eye lid down until my contact appeared and I could get it out. I wish I had known about that “trick” sooner. I’ve made 2-3 trips to the optometrist to have him get it out over the years. This was so much easier. Thanks!

[naomikessler]

Cannot thank you enough for your help❤. Was absolutely panicking as a new lens wearer. Your calming steps helped me remove lens. Now have a very irritated eye, without stuck lens❤️

[CarlytheLion]

Thanks! It’s day #1 for me and midnight, and I can’t get the lens out. I watched several videos, and yours was the only one that helped me. The “massaging the eyelid” did the trick! Whew… thanks for the advice not to panic!

[EthaKidd]

Thank you! Had my right contact stuck to my eye for the first time today. Went through a whole bottle of saline and had to go to the store to buy more. The contact would not budge for over an hour. I literally had it pinched between my fingertips and it was stuck like glue. Finally i added a few drops while watching your video and used the pad of my finger to repeatedly swipe down on the contact until it finally became unstuck! Thanks again!

[wonderwoman]

I can’t thank you enough. I don’t have a contact stuck, but have been a wearer for like 30 years and can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten one of these buggers stuck! Thank you!

[exercisethemind]

I really appreciate how comprehensive this was! All of your videos that I've seen are really excellent. I wish my eye doctors had told me this stuff years ago!

[lucaslvu]

I go to your office and just started wearing contacts after 2hours of reading online of how to get my contact stuck in a panic i stumbled across your video and it worked. tons of eye drops and looking down and massaging my eye lid up top is what worked.

[Cherry-stue]

I had one contact stuck in my eye for 3 days and I also have dry eyes and I had been trying to use eye drops to get it and it didn’t help but I got so frustrated and started crying and it finally came out! My eye feels so much better now

[nasreenful]

Thank you so much. It worked. My lens got stuck in my eye whilst i was out at a show. I came back hme and tried taking the lens but failed miserably. I was feeling so desperate then came across your video. I managed to get both half’s of my lens out by following your guidelines ( the lens had ripped) What a relief!!Thank you for sharing this. I don’t know what i would have dne without this. ❤️

[RandyOnTheRadio]

A trick I have been doing for years, is put the artificial tears in your eyes, get them really moist, put your finger directly on the contact, and push it to the bottom of your eye. That lets the artificial tears to get under the lens, as it shifts back onto the cornea, lubricating it, and the lens will come out. My lenses are a plus 7.5, so VERY thin on the outside edges of the lens, which makes them like suction cups on my eyes. They can be a real pain to get out, but eventually, they do come out. Hope this helps.

[michaelhunt]

OMG! I can't believe that just worked. I though my contact lens popped out so I put in a new one but it was still bothering me after my walk so I came back and I knew it was in there but I couldn't see it. So, I found this video. The swiping down or rubbing of my lid didn't do much but as soon as I raised my eye lid and started swiping down on the white of my eye, IT WORKED! I will say it helped to look down while I was swiping on the white of my eye. I lost an extra contact lense but I don't care...I found it! Thank you!

[azhark]

My 1st day trying lens. Couldn't take them out int he evening and freaked out. The Gentle massage on eye lid did the trick. Thanks 🙏

[cliess]

Oh my gosh. THANK YOU. I used your second technique (using one hand to pull lid up) and got my lost contact out! You made my day!

[LukeValorNJPW]

I was legitimately panicking, thank you so

[billallen]

Thank you Dr. Rupa. I'm having right lower eyelid entropion repair next Friday. Last Monday they put a contact in because the lashes were causing so much pain. I know how we're going to get the contact out day of surgery many thanks to you! Susan

[DanielMacris]

This was great! I've been wearing contacts for like 25 years and never got one stuck this bad.

[koraykumru]

I wore contacts for the first time in somewhere between 5-10 years today. I actually am not sure how long it has been. Right eye got stuck on. After 15 minutes freaking out I watched this video and hot it out. Thank you!