HELPFUL HINTS  FOR PLACING    
         HYDROGEL  LENSES  ON THE EYE                   

Often when the lens is first placed 
on the eye it will be uncomfortable.   
This may be only a slight irritation.  
If the patient seems uncomfortable 
at all it is very likely due to a 
small foreign body under the lens.

The easiest and quickest way to 
correct this is to have the patient 
look nasally, get good control 
of the lids, and by placing the 
index finger on the lens, slide the 
lens onto the conjunctiva and 
move it in a circular motion.  
The lens can either be slid back 
onto the cornea or the lids 
released and the patient allowed 
to blink the lens back onto the cornea.