INSERTION: Wash hands thoroughly. Make sure the eye socket is clean and free of any foreign matter. If necessary, gently remove any foreign matter from the socket with a dry cotton swab. Hold the prosthesis between thumb and middle finger, with the iris color facing away from the socket and the black dot up. Use the index finger of the other hand to raise the upper lid. Gently insert the top portion of the prosthesis into the eye socket under the upper lid as far as it will go. While holding the eye in place, pull down on the lower lid until it slips over the bottom of the prosthesis, then release the lower lid and the eye will seat itself firmly into position. Insertion is now complete. REMOVAL: WASH HANDS THOROUGHLY. Moisten the tip of a clean suction and place it on the iris of the prosthesis. Squeeze the suction cup while pressing it firmly against the prosthesis. Then release the suction cup, thereby allowing it to fasten itself to the artificial eye. Gently pull down on the lower lid while lifting the bottom part of the prosthesis out and away from the socket until the prosthesis is completely removed. The prosthesis may also be removed with out the use of a suction cup by pulling down on the lower lid while looking up. When the bottom part of the prosthesis slips over the lower lid, use the other hand to lift the prosthesis out of the socket completely.
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