What happens if you wear your contact lenses upside down

Although contact lenses can be more beautiful, we need to pay more attention to them when wearing them, because contact lenses are in direct contact with the eyeball. If used improperly, they may cause certain damage to the eyeball. Moreover, contact lenses have a right or wrong fit. If worn upside down, it may cause abrasion of the conjunctiva or even conjunctivitis, and the eyes will become red and swollen. So, what happens if you wear your contact lenses upside down?

1. How to distinguish the front and back of contact lenses

1.1. Wash your hands and check whether the lenses are clean or broken before wearing them.

1.2. Place the lens on your finger or stick and carefully distinguish the front and back sides.

1.3. Front of the contact lens: The front of the lens has a larger curvature, and its edge bends inward, like a bowl shape.

1.4. On the back of the contact lens, the curvature of the lens is relatively small, and the edge seems to bend downward in comparison.

1.5. Compare the two sides more often and you can distinguish the front and back. And I tell you that if you wear your contact lenses upside down, you will not be able to put them in, and it will hurt your eyes even if you put them on. This means you are wearing them the wrong way around. Wearing them the wrong way around is the correct way.

2. How to wear contact lenses

2.1. Wash your hands and check if there is anything abnormal with the lenses before wearing them. In particular, you should check the front and back of the lens to see if it is reversed. If it is reversed, you will feel a serious foreign body sensation when wearing it.

2.2. Take out the lens and place it on the palm of your hand. Sprinkle fresh care solution on the lens and gently rub it with your hand.

2.3. Place the contact lens on the tip of your right index finger, look at the front of the lens and gently open the upper eyelid with the middle finger of your left hand, then gently open the lower eyelid with the middle finger of your right hand. At this time, the eyeball is exposed. At this time, gently stick the lens to the middle of the eye. When the lens touches your eyeball, look down and let go of your hand so that the lens can be put into the correct position.

2.4. When wearing the glasses, after opening your eyelids, stare straight at the center of the glasses, then slowly move your fingers towards your eyeballs. After putting your fingers in, blink a few times to correct the position. Don't be in a hurry. The more anxious you are, the easier it is to blink. You can also use rubber tweezers to put them on. It will be more hygienic if your fingers do not touch the glasses when putting them on or taking them off.

2.5. If you blink easily when the contact lenses are touched, which happens when you first wear them, you can put more care solution on the contact lenses. This way, your eyeballs will not feel too uncomfortable when the contact lenses touch your eyes. Your eyeballs will feel smooth when the contact lenses touch your eyes, making them easier to put on.

3. How to clean contact lenses

3.1. Before cleaning and disinfecting contact lenses, be sure to wash your hands with soap and running water, and be careful not to leave long nails to prevent bacteria on your hands from contaminating the lenses and scratching the lenses from nails.

3.2. The lens should be cleaned before disinfection. The correct method is: place the inner curve of the lens upward on the palm of your hand, drop a few drops of cleaning solution or care solution on the lens, and gently rub it from the center to the periphery with the tip of your index finger for at least 20 seconds (about 90% of bacteria can be removed).

3.3. Rinse the cleaned lenses with sterile saline and place them in a lens box to soak and disinfect for more than 4-6 hours. Then rinse with sterile saline to remove residual liquid before wearing. If not worn, the lenses should be kept immersed in preservation solution.