ALTIUS Contact Lenses are designed to stay on the front of the eye without moving much, even during extreme sports and other physical activities.  It is a little thicker than most regular soft contact lenses, which helps when handling the lens, both when you apply it to the eye and when you remove it.  If you have never worn contact lenses before, your eye doctor will work with you to have you practice applying and removing the lenses before you do this on your own.  It usually only takes a little practice.

If you are by yourself and experience difficulty removing a contact lens, do the following:  RELAX (don’t panic!); place one or more drops of rewetting solution or artificial tears on your eye; blink a few times; try again to remove the lens.  In an extreme emergency, call your eye doctor or go to an urgent care facility for assistance.