Keeping glasses clean 👓

My optician told me to clean my varifocals only with soap and warm water and to dry them with toilet paper.

Cyclone what rotten luck. You'd really expect better service from the place you actually worked. I was very happy wearing glasses. It was only because I had cataracts and my eyesight was so bad that I had the ops. I did find the world much brighter after that though. More blue light making it through a clear lens. I hope you had at least that benefit.

Adeline - you are so lucky! I worked at the Eye Hospital for 24 years, expected to have my cataract surgery done by someone I knew, refused to go to Optegra , wanted it done at the Eye Hospital, my surgery was done by a learner think it was her first day, and wrong lens put in, when I went for my second eye, asked that a consultant do the op, he was very nice , but said he could only even up my eyes or I’d be falling over! So got to wear glasses forever! So annoyed!

I use a cotton t-shirt or cotton boxer shorts when it comes out of the washing machine, still nicely damp.

I've ordered an anti fog cloth - sounds brilliant and I will also get and ultrasonic bath (I think a few people will get one for Christmas too).

This was the advice from my optician too Redrobin.

I was told by the opticians to wash them in ordinary soap and warm water if they got greasy and in between times just to polish with the cloth in the spectacle case.

Optician gave me a lens cloth called Hoya. I do the old-fashioned, unhygienic!, breath on lenses and then buff. Just tried it one-handed, it worked, leaning glasses on a pillow. Cloth is large which helps. Hope your arm is better soon 😍

Mallin

Nearing 80 and wearing glasses regularly for the first time, I’m afraid as no one said anything about how to clean them, I’ve been putting mine in the dishwasher overnight.
Seemed sensible to me but what do YOU think?

Wouldn't put mine in there having seen how scratched glassware gets overtime, and mine are cheapie glasses that get renewed whenever I lose them or sit on them (about every six months or so 😁)

karmalady thank you. I ordered An ultrasonic water bath. I've got a broken arm in plaster too and cleaning glasses is one of the very many things I can't do at present. Or not easily.

I have varifocals, which I can’t read through and another pair for close up. I change glasses about 50 times a day, they are always dirty, smeared, finger printed. I clean each pair Every. Single. Time. I put them on.
It seems I cannot touch my glasses without leaving marks on the lenses. They drive me crazy.

others have given sensible advice so I will add the silly one. Make the most of looking around for the best looking person around or the person you have always wanted to get to know but never dared to and ask for their help as you are now in a plaster. Who knows what you might see when they clean them for you!!

Grannyjacq1

During my teaching career, I always kept a glasses spray and cloth in my classroom. It's amazing how much better children read when they can actually see what they're reading! I used to provide my own kit, but maybe it should be standard classroom equipment (to replace the now redundant board rubber??)

I use wet wipes especially on the bridge and the legs behind my ears.My t shirt or anything at hand if out.
When I first taught it was National health glasses pink wire for girls brown for boys. I worked in an EPA area and not always were the specs dirty the little noses that held them were as well. I used to clean the gasses with a wet paper towel and was so tempted to do the little face as well.

I was just going to rub them with my jumper but thought better of it

Clean them every morning with a microfibre cloth, gently though as I've scratched them before. Another standby is wash with a baby wipe and polish with a tissue, that works well too. But rarely do that. I find the wipes you buy just smear it around.

Callistemon21

Calendargirl

Reading this thread, I’ve just given mine a rub on my apron!

Anything handy!! A top, a jumper

I'm afraid this is me too. 🤭

Yes mine are expensive coated varifocal lenses also prescription for my sunglasses. But I happily wash and dry them in the bathroom every morning using the silky window cloth. They are fine.

Nandalot, it was about £33, bog standard one to clean jewellery as well as specs. Probably chinese, it is called icoco but not available now. There are plenty of others

I follow the suggestion my Dad made, when you wash your hands in the sink rub a drop of soapy water on each side of the lens. Rinse then dry on a hand towel. Works a treat for me. No expense either!

Karmalady, which ultrasonic water bath did you get? Seems like it might be the answer to mine and DH’s problem with getting our glasses clean.

Optician said washing up liquid, tissues and kitchen roll are definitely to be avoided.

I always wash mine under the shower with hand soap just before I get in then leave them to drain on the sink.

Keep a small microfibre cloth recently washed in undiluted dishwasher cleaner like fairy liquid and squeezed and dried without rinsing… works well!

I have at least six pairs of glasses (two are prescription sunglasses) but my favorite everyday, knock-around, I call them my “kitchen” glasses are at least 15 yrs old. Frames that is, I upgrade the lenses when needed. So they get dirty in a hurry.

Mostly I get hairspray film on my kitchen pair because I need to wear them when styling my hair.

I use soap and water, sometimes a window cleaner but always a soft cotton towel, on all my glasses.

Shysal
"I wear them on a chain around my neck, so they also catch crumbs!"
....that made me laugh