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Jul
21
How to clean eyeglasses
Filed Under Eyewear Knowledge
While there are many tips and tricks out there about how to best clean your lenses, this tried and true approach, you will find, works the best. The below suggestions have worked for me for years, and I have tried everything from the strangest of wives tales to the most mundane. As with most things in life- the simplest form is best!
Your skin excretes an oily mixture that can smear and smudge your lenses and make your frames slippery and dirty. To prevent this grime from getting into your eyes and causing discomfort or infection, and to prevent damage to your glasses you should wash your glasses weekly.
If your frames are metal or coated in metal you can let them sit overnight in a glass of lukewarm water with dish soap. The dish soap will break down oil and grease from your skin, whereas hand soap may not. This step is important as it removes dust and grime as well as body oils, all of which combined can result in scratches on your lenses. Be careful not to soak frames where water may harm the finish or remove the plastic coating, or rust the frames. If you are suspicious about the durability of your frames then skip this step and simply apply soap and water to your lenses by hand.
After you remove your soaked lenses, rinse them in warm water to flush away the broken-down grime. You can then dry them with a soft towel. Do not use a paper towel or tissue, as they tear apart and leave fibers on your lenses. Make sure the towel is clean and as soft as possible. Special eye-cleansing cloths are available at most pharmacies or shopping centers and are relatively cheap.
You will want to repeat the above cleaning regime weekly to prevent any build up and to keep the area around you eyes as bright and clean as possible. In addition, you can carry a small spray bottle of soapy water and a small cloth with you to remove buildup throughout the day. If possible, avoid cleaning your glasses on your clothing, which is often dirty simply because your clothing rubs against your body, removing dead skin and rubs against the outside world, collecting particles of grime.
A few other tips to preserving and caring for your glasses:
Always take off your glasses with both hands, at the temples. Do not pull from one side, as this will eventually loosen the hinges, or can bend or break plastic frames.
Do not apply any lemon juice or other wives tale remedies to your lenses. The acid in lemons tends to break down the coating on lenses, and could ruin your lenses if they are coated with any kind of finish. Some people suggest rubbing alcohol– this is a good idea if your lenses are not treated with any finish. Find out before trying this.
Do not lay your glasses face down- for obvious reasons. Many glasses each year are lost or broken from being temporarily set aside when a few extra seconds to put them in a case would have saved time and money.
Invest in a hard case for your glasses and sunglasses. Soft cases allow abrasions to penetrate the lenses and bend the frames. The only truly safe method is a hard case. You can find affordable cases on the internet. Do not try to substitute a glasses case for another hard case intended for another object. Glasses cases have special ridges to hold your lenses and frames in place and prevent any damage to them from interior movement.
There you have it—the best methods for cleaning your glasses and a few tips for extending the life of your current pair. Good luck!
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