The honest answer is that it depends entirely on the lens, and that most lenses are not made for it. Here is what changes when your eyes are closed, and what to do if you have already fallen asleep in yours.
Removing a contact lens is easier than putting one in, once you know the pinch. Here is the method for soft lenses, the different one for gas permeable lenses, and what to do when a lens will not budge.
Putting in a contact lens for the first time is mostly a battle with your own blink reflex. Here is the sequence that works, how to tell an inside out lens, and what to do when it will not cooperate.
Not every eye drop is labeled for use with lenses in. What separates a rewetting drop from ordinary artificial tears, what contact lens friendly means on a label, and the options for soft, RGP and scleral wearers.
No. Multipurpose contact lens solution is made to clean, disinfect and store lenses, not to be put in your eye as a comfort drop. Here is what it is for, and what to reach for instead.
