Hi all,

I've been trying for the past half hour to get a Sunsoft Toric 15.0
lens into my left eye. I've been wearing various daily wear spherical
soft lenses for about 20 years, and usually can put in a contact lens
with my eyes closed (well, you know). But this toric lens is something
else.

Due to the weight imbalance, it's very heavy, and it's much thicker and
larger than a regular contact. I was aware of some of these things
before I received the lens, but now it's impossible to get in. It keeps
slipping off my finger and into the sink. I've tried crawling it up my
cheek to get it into my eye, dropping it into my eye from above, using
the "wrong" hand to put it in. If it makes any difference, the
prescription is:

SPH    -3.25
CYL    -.75
AXIS   160

(My old spherical prescription for this eye was -3.75, but now it's too
blurry to ignore, headaches, etc.)

Any tips anyone can offer about how to get this thing in my eye? Then I
can enjoy all the problems all the rest of you toric wearers have had,
what with spending your entire life savings trying to find a toric lens
that doesn't hurt, fall out unexpectedly, or fail to correct the
astigmatism.

Thanks for any advice!

-deetee