You get over the finger in your eye thing after day two of doing it. Honestly, you're not pressing your finger against your eye, you're setting the contact on your eye. It should hardly even be a tap.

And LASIK was easily the best thing I have ever done in my entire life. Two minutes of laser in your eye, a day to recover, and then perfect sight. Nothing beats getting up in the morning and being able to see the world clearly.