To remove the contact lens, the patient should look up and away. How do you remove the contact lens?

To remove the contact lens, the patient should look up and away. How do you remove the contact lens?

• A. gently push lens toward the nose and blink
• B. grab the lens with tweezers
• C. pull on lower eyelid to slide it off
• D. use index finger to slide lens to lower conj to break the 'seal'; pinch the lens between thumb and index finger to remove it

Answer: (D)

To remove a contact lens, you want to break the suction that holds the lens to the eye and lift it off with clean fingers. Looking up and away helps move the lens to the lower part of the eye where you can reach it more easily. Slide the lens gently to the lower conjunctival sac and pinch it between the thumb and index finger to lift it off. Other methods risk scratching or injuring the eye, such as using tweezers, pulling on the eyelid, or forcing the lens toward the nose and relying on blinking.

To remove a contact lens, you want to break the suction that holds the lens to the eye and lift it off with clean fingers. Looking up and away helps move the lens to the lower part of the eye where you can reach it more easily. Slide the lens gently to the lower conjunctival sac and pinch it between the thumb and index finger to lift it off. Other methods risk scratching or injuring the eye, such as using tweezers, pulling on the eyelid, or forcing the lens toward the nose and relying on blinking.