Can a contact lens get lost behind the eye?

If the lens is suspected to be under the upper eyelid, it may also help to bring the lens in to view by looking downward as far as possible. Another technique is to gently massage through the eyelid down towards the cornea or you can try to lift or “flip” the eyelid to make the lens visible. As we can see in the image the back part of the eye is closed and full of muscles, nerves and orbital fat to impede the contact lens go anywhere.