RGP Insertion Tips Anyone?

After 25 years of soft contacts I recently switched to RGPs due to keratoconus. I'm still in the so-called "adaptation period" and so far things seem to be going OK.

My big problem is getting these bad boys into my eyes. No matter how I try, the lenses are never centered right off the bat. They always end up on the sclera, and once there they shoot right over to one of the corners of my eye and dig in deep. I have to use my fingertips to guide the lenses onto my cornea, which I know I should not be doing.

So, all you experienced RGP wearers out there, got any tips or techniques for me? I could really use some advice!

Thanks for your help.

Daddy

 

The main thing is to maintain fixation during insertion. You have to
overcome the tendency for your eye to "roll up" as you place the lens.
I think the easiest way is to concentrate on an object WITH THE OTHER
EYE (not the one you are inserting) because the finger/lens is "in the
way" of the receiving eye during placement. So keep your hands out of
the line of sight of the opposite eye (this usually means reaching
around the top of your head with the opposite hand to immobilize the
upper lid) so you get an unobstructed view of whatever you choose to
look at. I usually train people with a mirror and have them look with
the fellow eye at the inserting finger. The rest is mental. Zen might
help.

w.stacy, o.d.

 

I'll give it a try. Thanks for your advice.

Daddy