Contact wearer of 20 years here. It can’t get behind the eye, that part’s a myth; there’s connective tissue surrounding the entire eyeball along the backside, so nothing’s getting through there without tearing through, and it’ll take more than a contact lens to do that.
It can get stuck along the sides, though, but usually only if it’s folded or creased somehow when you put it in. It’s not painful, necessarily, but it is a very uncomfortable feeling; it almost feels like choking, but through your eyeballs. It triggers a gag reflex for me. But you can usually fix it by closing your eyes and gently rolling your eyes around a bit.
It’s pretty much impossible for a lens to get stuck or “lost” in the eye. If it’s in your eye but not in the right spot, you’ll know it.
I’m also a contact wearer and had to explain this to my friend since he was thinking of getting contacts. He saw this video and decided against them. Lol
Me too. And to be honest, the simple idea of a contact constantly sitting on my eyeball makes me squirm.
The idea that the contact lens can get on the side or backside of the eyeball squicks me out.
Contact wearer of 20 years here. It can’t get behind the eye, that part’s a myth; there’s connective tissue surrounding the entire eyeball along the backside, so nothing’s getting through there without tearing through, and it’ll take more than a contact lens to do that.
It can get stuck along the sides, though, but usually only if it’s folded or creased somehow when you put it in. It’s not painful, necessarily, but it is a very uncomfortable feeling; it almost feels like choking, but through your eyeballs. It triggers a gag reflex for me. But you can usually fix it by closing your eyes and gently rolling your eyes around a bit.
It’s pretty much impossible for a lens to get stuck or “lost” in the eye. If it’s in your eye but not in the right spot, you’ll know it.
I’m also a contact wearer and had to explain this to my friend since he was thinking of getting contacts. He saw this video and decided against them. Lol
https://nypost.com/2022/10/14/video-shows-doctor-removing-23-contacts-from-womans-eye/