you could have licked it and put it back in? as an emergency measure - can't promise it works every time (it definitely does not work with my one-shot contact lenses, they are too thin and flimsy and somehow very finnicky. In fact I've had to toss one and take another on numerous occasions.)

with practice you will not need a mirror anymore to insert them.

Lise: Lasik with -12? please do tell. I have -8 and -11 but I'm scared to do it.