OptiWand - Portable Soft Contact Lens Removal & Insertion Tool - Silicone Rubber Eye Lens Inserter & Remover Device with Pincher End & Finger Grips - Safe & Easy to Use, Travel Size – 1.75"

I have to wear AirSoft contacts, which I've found to be incredibly difficult to remove compared to my old lenses. These lenses don't just slide or pop out as the old ones did, and I've either bruised my eyelids trying to get the things out or gave up completely and lost a lens in my sleep because they slip out and run away when I'm not looking. Apparently. Anyway, not being wealthy, I can't afford to keep losing contacts so I Googled and found this little tool. It looks creepy and I wasn't sure if it would work at all but, as I said, I can't afford to keep losing contacts unless I find a sugar daddy (which seemed a bit extreme). The whatsit arrived yesterday. I tried once again to remove my lenses as a normal human would, but the right lens didn't even respond to threats. With some trepidation, I removed the tiny thingamajig from the package and re-read the instructions a few times using my right eye, hoping to take some of the fight out of that lense. After a few tries, that rebel scum gave up and popped neatly out, THANK THE GOD OF INVENTORS. The trick is to not let the idea of sticking a tiny plunger into your eye and using the right amount of pressure. Tl;dr, product works as described and I am happy.

The Opti-Wand contact lens installer/remover did not work for me. I have no trouble inserting my Dailies 1 soft contacts by Alcon manually. However, these lens have such a perfect curvature to match my cornea that it’s very difficult to break the seal necessary to get them out. The snazzy video and (some positive) Amazon comments led me to order this product. After giving them a good workout and trying to get the necessary technic down I must conclude they won't pinch as described. I use the small end of the Wand with the cut-outs as instructed. The idea is not to use the Wand as a suction cup. Rather it is intended to slightly pinch the lens so that air can get between the lens and the cornea allowing one to lift to be lifted out and away from the eye. Sounds good in theory. The problem with this is that they do not grip the lens allowing one to pinch; they simply slide across the lens. As a test I placed one contact on the tip of my index finger using it to mimic my cornea. But again, they only slide and do not pinch the lens as required. I have tried this with the lens slightly wet with storing solution and with the lens dry. Nothing works. I’ve tried the Wand with other brands of soft lens. They were ineffective here as well. Perhaps others have had more luck. But not me. Quite expensive for something like this even if it did work. I can’t recommend this product.

I'm notoriously bad at inserting and removing contacts but this little device actually works. I no longer have to rub my eyes raw trying to remove the lenses or losing it behind my eyelid or having it fold in half trying to get it in....the list goes on and on for how terribly wrong inserting and removing contacts have been the past 5 years. I all but gave up on contacts. But I decided to give it another shot with some spares I had and this device. It made inserting and removing extremely easy. The most important thing is to follow the directions. Moisture is important because it helps the contact adhere to you eye and allows it to loosen prior to removal. Make sure to squeeze gently at the base to pinch it, that is how the decice removes the contact, not by suction but a light grab. The insertion is pretty straightforward, the thicker end cradles the contact so you can place it square center on your eye. Much easier than using my fingers. Will definitely get good use out of this. Only thing is I wish is the color was bright like in the photos. Mine is a very pale mint green. It also doesn't say "optiwand" on the side either.

Very easy to put contacts in with this tool, but it does nothing to help remove them. I’ve tried for over 30 mins to get this to pinch the lens. I can’t even get it to take it off my finger. If you’re only buying this, thinking it will make it easier to remove your contact lenses, just skip it. Using my fingers works better than this.

Arrived early and tried it out the next day, easy to install my mono vision contact in my left eye....hard to remove that evening I finally got it out by using my fingers after trying for almost 45 min, my eye was very red from trying to get the contact using the opti wand I was finally able to get it using my fingers......I am sure with some experimenting I will figure it out.......

Does NOT work for removal, only insertion. More below… I tried pinching the lenses off using both ends, following the instructions. The end result is just pinching, prodding and scratching at your eye until you’re convinced you’ve just seriously messed up your eyeball. Practicing on your finger, like they tell you to, does absolutely nothing. It’s totally different than having a lense on your eye. I even tried to scoop it out with the “slits” on the one end, as another reviewer tried to in their video. No luck. Still struggling to remove my dailies which adhere to my eye so well that they don’t want to come off. I will say this product is great for inserting. Just pick whichever end you want to use, hold your eye open and place it onto your eye as instructed. Normally I fight with my dailies sticking to my finger, turning inside out, sliding off of my finger, etc. This thing makes it SO much easier. However, you can find other tools in this shape and way cheaper than this one. Not that ~$10 breaks the bank. It’s just ridiculous for what the product is.

I am new to the contact lenses wearing world and for the life of me I can not get contacts in using my finger. My poor eye Dr has the patience of a saint. After leaving the dr office with my eyes all bloodshot and no visene in sight, I thought to myself “there has to be an easier way to do this” I took it upon myself to see if there were any tools to help with my current situation and I came across these. I’m a review reader and got concerned because of some of the reviews weren’t that great. I decided to order anyway. This is the only thing that I can get my contacts in with! It made it so easy. I do not remove my contacts with this device, for that I am actually able to use my fingers. I love this so much I ordered a 2 pack so I wouldn’t be out of one. Worth the money in my book. It took me a couple tries to get it but once I did it has been clean sailing.

I tried for 20 minutes to get my contact out with this and it wasn’t budging. I wanted something because i have Acrylic nails and it hurts to try and get my contact out with them on. It just doesn’t have a strong enough suction. I just tried to return it but because I opened it it won’t let me return it.