Place the lens on the index finger of your 
dominate hand.

Control the patient's upper lid with your 
thumb or any finger of your non-dominate 
hand and the lower lid with any finger 
except the index finger of your dominate 
hand.

Instruct the patient to look left or right, 
depending on the eye, to expose the 
temporal conjunctiva.

Place the lens on the temporal bulbar 
conjunctiva.  It is often helpful to move 
the lens around on the conjunctiva 
slightly to be sure the surface tension is holding the lens on the eye, to force out any large bubbles, and to remove any debris that might have gotten on the back of the lens.  New lenses often feel better if they are moved around on the conjunctiva on placement. The lens can than be gently slid so that it is at least partially on the cornea.

Instruct the patient to look down, release the lids, and have the patient blink.