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Im home for a couple days from moving to austin (btw roomate chick is a TOTAL PSYCHO, lemme know if you want a trip report), and I just realized that I left my contact case and liquid in austin.

I am broke, really dont wanna go buy more (have about 4 bucks to my name) and my eyes are really starting to hurt.

whaddya think guys? distilled water?

these just happen to be my last contacts, which I've been wearing for about a month longer than I should.

god I love college broke.

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for a few days just used dixie cups and water. i'd just use tap water but i'm lazy like that.

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Shot glasses and tap water will be fine.

I've done this before. Of course the girl I slept with that night thought she was helping me clean out the bathroom and washed the shot glasses for me, so I don't know if my contacts would have been OK or not. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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DON'T use distilled water. Saline solution has salt in it just like your natural tears. Putting them in your eyes after soaking in distilled water is going to pull the water out of the contacts into your eyes and dry them out (osmosis).

Just put them in tap water. Tap water will do the same thing, but to a much lesser extent. It will take your eyes a little while to moisten them, but it won't hurt your eyes.

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Shot glasses and tap water will be fine.

I've done this before. Of course the girl I slept with that night thought she was helping me clean out the bathroom and washed the shot glasses for me, so I don't know if my contacts would have been OK or not. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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HAHA, that made my night.

yeah, Im gonna go for distilled water.

thanks guys.

edit:Someone actually pmed me just to tell me to put my contacts in my butt.

wow, I guess not everyone understands humor, he coulda at least said STIYP.

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I've used the solution from an I.V. bag before, so if you happen to see an unattended ambulance........

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DON'T use distilled water. Saline solution has salt in it just like your natural tears. Putting them in your eyes after soaking in distilled water is going to pull the water out of the contacts into your eyes and dry them out (osmosis).

Just put them in tap water. Tap water will do the same thing, but to a much lesser extent. It will take your eyes a little while to moisten them, but it won't hurt your eyes.

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Putting contacts in tap water isnt so bad, but they wont feel too great when you put them in your eyes in the morning. Probably should yawn a couple of times before putting those contacts in so your eyes are at least more moistened.

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ive had water [censored] up contacts, they were all enlarged and weird, i would keep them in your eyes and drink a lot of water.

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and drink a lot of water.

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This would actually help?

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Shot glasses and tap water will be fine.

I've done this before. Of course the girl I slept with that night thought she was helping me clean out the bathroom and washed the shot glasses for me, so I don't know if my contacts would have been OK or not. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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HAHA, that made my night.

yeah, Im gonna go for distilled water.

thanks guys.

edit:Someone actually pmed me just to tell me to put my contacts in my butt.

wow, I guess not everyone understands humor, he coulda at least said STIYP.

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Heheh, well you knew it was coming. I was asking myself if I could resist saying it when I clicked on the thread.

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and drink a lot of water.

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This would actually help?

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yes, i know it sounds fuzzy or whatever, but being dehydrated or not drinking enough can lead to your eyes drying out and hurting when you have contacts in.

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I have a system...

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I have a system...

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You leave your contacts on top of the DVD player?

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Borrow saline solution from somebody. Don't you have any friends or neighbors who wear contacts? Do not use tap water or distilled water, and it's not best to leave them in your eyes the whole time either. I've seen too many eye infections from all of these things. Just saw a 19 year-old girl with a contact lens corneal ulcer yesterday, and it's unlikely she'll ever be 20/20 again with her right eye.

7ontheline, eye M.D. (for credibility's sake)

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it's unlikely she'll ever be 20/20 again with her right eye.

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If she was 20/20 to begin with, then why was she wearing contacts?

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mix two tablespoons of regular salt with half a cup of ordinary tap water. add a tiny splash of bleach to kill any bacteria. this should work fine until you can buy some solution.

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Redundant.

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I think you should spend the 4 bucks on saline solution and not have dried out contacts/eyes for the next couple of days.

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add a tiny splash of bleach to kill any bacteria.

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Or just use straight bleach. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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you could try sticking them up your ass


sorry I figured someone had to say it

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you could try sticking them up your ass


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ive had water [censored] up contacts, they were all enlarged and weird, i would keep them in your eyes and drink a lot of water.

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Ditto; in the spring I went three days without being able to see anything because at the time I was wearing daily-wear contacts, didn't have a spare pair and had misplaced my glasses.

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it's unlikely she'll ever be 20/20 again with her right eye.

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If she was 20/20 to begin with, then why was she wearing contacts?

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He means that even with corrective lenses she won't be 20/20. About a month ago my right eye's cornea got [censored] up somehow and even with contacts or glasses I was 20/150 in that eye. Fortunately it healed after the doctor prescribed me not to wear my contacts and to use the most painful medication I have ever used (Muro-128) and now I can see 20/20 with lenses again.

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Sneak into the optomotrists place (the sort of ones where they sell glasses too). Make it seem as if you are supposed to be there. Steal the appropriate lens cleaner and all-purpose solution.

Bear in mind, you WILL be using a move silently check and a hide in shadows check. Theres no way around it.

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edit:Someone actually pmed me just to tell me to put my contacts in my butt

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that's awesome. direct confrontation, and they weren't even doing it for the public to see. well done, guy!

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I keep my contacts in my Outlook with a Rolodex for backup.