stuck contact lens

[vaishali91]

ive been wearing my contacts all day
ive taken one contact out but the right one is stuck
i cant get it out with my fingers and ive tried moisturing it but no diffference its not budging
and i dont want to sleep with it on

[lalalajustme]

Um wow.  I wear gas permeable contact lenses and I have lost count of the number of times they've gotten stuck.  A good trick is to first locate where it is stuck, then look in the opposite direction.  For example, if it is stuck up top look down.  

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

Sorry for the late reply.  Contacts stuck on the cornea can lead to serious problems like a corneal ulcer or severe keratitis.  You should go see the eye doctor who prescribed the contacts.  If not available, a local ophthalmologist would be able to help you.  If none available, a good optometrist should also be able to help you out.

MJK MD

[Stupidtothebone]

You will be fine going to see an optometrist (and way cheaper than an ophthalmologist).  It isn't too difficult to look in the eye with a slit lamp to see if the lens is in fact still in the eye.  The lens may not even be on the cornea any longer, in which case, you will damage the cornea digging at it to get the lens out.  

The friend Candace888 had that had problems by going to an optometrist sounds really odd.  There are idiots in every profession...I would stay clear of the Walmart and commercial practice optometrists, but a private practice OD will definitely know what he/she is doing.

[Candace888]

I would go to an Opthamologist (not Optometrist) if you still haven't gotten it out.  
It needs to be removed correctly.  Too much digging around can cause other problems.  Two months ago, my friend had an extended wear contact go where it shouldn't go and the Optometrist dug around so much (4visits) that he then had his retina detach and had to have retinal surgery.