How do you unfold a contact lens if your lens just folded as you took it out of the case and you can't get it to open and you have put it in the case for 2 days?

Answer 1

Relax... do not panic and try to unfold your contact lens with your bare hand

You may want to follow this simple step as follows :

1) Pour some saline water onto the fold of the contact lens

2) Leave the contact lens soak in the saline water for approx 1- 2 min.( depends on the seriousness of the fold )

3) You can observe that many a times the contact lens will unfold by itself

if not ..stay calm

4) Gently use a plastic pincer / knife ( no sharp edges.. please ) open the fold between the contact lens. As the contact lens unfold slowly , keep pouring saline onto the fold till it is separated fully .

Yes , you got it ..your contact lens is now good as new

Answer 2

For preventing such problems I think putting a drop of solution in your eye before taking out your lens would help.