How to remove contact lenses with long nails

Handling contact lenses with long fingernails

Contact lenses have the characteristic of being small, fragile pieces of optical equipment.
When handling them, it is therefore essential to be delicate, precise and meticulous.
This is all the more the case when the lens removal manoeuvre has to be carried out with long fingernails, meaning that certain rules need to be observed.

Removing contact lenses under optimum conditions

To make sure you remove your contact lenses properly with long nails, you first need to observe strict hygiene.
Before inserting or removing contact lenses, your hands should always be washed with soapy water.
In the case of long fingernails, it is also important to scrub them thoroughly, which can be done using a nail brush.
It is essential to ensure that no impurities remain lodged under the nail, as they could infect the contact lens.
What's more, contact lenses should be handled in a well-lit room, so that you can control your movements properly.
Lens removal should preferably be done in front of a mirror over a clean, uncluttered surface.
Extra precautions are therefore essential when contact lenses are removed with long nails.

How to remove contact lenses correctly with long fingernails

Whatever the removal technique used, contact lenses must never be touched by the nails.
These optical devices are extremely thin and could be damaged by the tip of a fingernail.
This can be all the more the case when nails are particularly long or badly polished.
The contact lens can be pinched between the tips of the two index fingers or lightly slid and rolled outwards with the tip of the finger.
Whichever method you use, you need to be gentle and meticulous to avoid damaging the lens or irritating the eye.
In fact, a quick examination of the removed contact lens is advisable to check that it remained intact.
In the case of the slightest damage to a lens caused by the nail, it is then advisable to change it.
Removing contact lenses can be made more difficult by long fingernails, which is why many people opt for clipped nails.

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