How do you clean your (eye) glasses?

[LaSelkie]

Mine have a bit of a hairspray film. I was about to use washing up liquid but I'm not sure if they might damage the blue light coating on them. What's the consensus? Thanks!

I use spray and a microfibre cloth for a quick clean, for something more thorough I rinse under the tap to wash of any bits of dirt, then use Simple face wash to clean them (seems less harsh than washing up liquid) then air dry them, then a microfibre cloth to fully dry them and get rid of an smears.

Oh lord am I disgusting??

I just always rub them on the edge of a bit of clothing like my jumper or tshirt (something soft). If it's got a particular really stuck on I'll just pop them under the tap then dry off with my clothes, but that's about once a year!

I've worn glasses for 30 years and always treated them like this - they get thrown loose in my handbag every day (I wear contact lenses in the daytime) - they don't even get particularly scratched or anything and I only change them once every few years. It might be a breeding ground for something but I very rarely get ill - one cold since 2020.

Can't believe how diligent everyone really is!!

Can't believe how diligent everyone really is!!

I can't afford not to be.

I have a really high, complex prescription plus astigmatism - my last pair of glasses cost me almost £500.

Dishwasher

Clean them in the shower with soap. Every time I shower

@coffeecupsandwaxmelts Yeah that is rubbish - it's a bit like dentistry - so weird what the NHS covers and doesn't cover for basic needs. I have an eye condition monitored through hospital so the NHS covers most of my contact lenses costs (it's £60 a lens or something, would be £££ privately) but they don't cover my glasses. Bit random.

Despite all my thrashing them about, crushing them in my bag, sitting on them, taking them off in bed and finding them halfway under the duvet the next day all the time, they're always fine and I've never had a pair break - it's genuinely years of not giving much care - they're indestructible!

@Ellicent the thing is, I just can't afford to take the chance.

£500 is a huge amount of money and I couldn't drive or do my job if my glasses broke. I do have a spare pair but they're not the same and not as strong as I just can't afford to buy two pairs at the same time 😬

I do get free eye tests though so I save a whole £25 or so that way 😂

I use the spray from specsavers and it's absolutely crap. It just creates more smears instead.

I know what I'm doing next time I wash up

My optician said hand soap is fine, but never fairy liquid! Hand soap hasn’t caused any issues in the years I’ve done it.

Soap and water

I was told not to use washing up liquid but liquid hand wash for my glasses.

The wipes are a waste of money and just adding to the rubbish mountain. No need at all.

Warm water and hand-wash soap

I'm disgusting too.
Literally wipe them in my t-shirt or jumper..... occasionally run them under the tap.
40 years in glasses I can't be doing with disposable wipes 😱

Tip from a very fancy optician - which works brilliantly

Soft dry cloth, dab of neat fairy liquid, rub glasses

Clean, streak free for ages, don't most.

Much, much better than an purpose made (expensive) solution.

@coffeecupsandwaxmelts

Completely understand- if I were more sensible I also wouldn't take the risk, just am too much of a lazy sod!

"I do get free eye tests though so I save a whole £25 or so that way 😂"
#winning xx

Fairy ruined a pair of glasses I had a few years ago. I won’t use it.

Can't believe how diligent everyone really is!!

I suspect you not being diligent might be partly due to the fact you wear contact lenses during the day so aren't wearing your glasses all the time and aren't completely reliant on them.

I never knew wipes existed until I got a box with my new glasses this year.
I love them, perfect for those who work & get messy as well cleaning my phone screen.
Cost of lens is more than frames for me so I prefer to stick to wipes or still have spray bottle stuff.

The disposable wipes I tried were rubbish, they just smeared the things. Much prefer the washable microfibre cloths.

I wash them in warm water and washing up liquid. I just leave them to dry or if I want that particular pair I will use a soft cloth to dry them.

No Fog cleaning wipes are v good

Soap and water, in the shower or sink and then dry with a tissue

Mr Sheen or any furniture polish that is suitable for glass along with a microfibre cloth as recommended by several opticians over the years.

I bung them in the bath and let them soak with me.

This.

I use corners of t shirts, jumpers, sheets and towels. Most of the time I breath on them first. I've got some glasses wipes somewhere and quite a few cloths that come with the glasses. I wonder if using window cleaning stuff or vintage would do the job.