Suction cups or soft plastic removers can be used. With the soft plastic removers, the lids are held away as when placing a lens and the remover is placed against the front surface of the lens and lens lifted off. If the remover is accidently placed on the eye and not the lens surface, it will stick to the eye. Do not try to pull it directly off, slide it to the sclera and break the suction by tilting the handle to the side rather than pulling straight off. The suction cup is used in the same way except the stem must be squeezed prior to touching the surface then released to form a suction on the front of the lens.