I run mine under the sink, but I always use lukewarm water. Hot water can cause the coatings to peel.
I dry the lenses by rubbing with a new facial tissue (make sure it's the kind WITHOUT lotion in the tissue). I avoid using reusable cloths to clean my glasses because tiny particles can cause the lenses to scratch or scuff. A new, clean facial tissue is unlikely to be coarse enough to scratch washed lenses. On Mar 8, 9:45 pm, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > No matter what technique I use, I always seem to scratch/etch my > lenses [prematurely]. > > The two things that continually 'dirty' my lenses are dust from the > air and oil from my face. So, on average, I clean my glasses once a > day. > > When using [alcohol based] glass cleaning solution from optometrists > offices or Costco, I can never seem to finish with a streak free > surface. > > Instead, what I use lately is a 'gentle foaming hand soap'. > I start by rinsing my glasses under luke-warm water - just letting the > water run over them. > Then I lather my fingers with the foaming soap and gently, using no > discernible pressure, glide over the surface of the lens once. > I then rinse the glasses off with luke-warm water.. letting the gentle > stream of water rinse away the soap. > While the water is still running, I will angle the glasses so that 95% > of the water will sheet right off the lens. > There is usually a droplet or two remaining, so I will grab an eye > glass cloth [the ones that you get for free from coastal contacts and > Costco] and gently [as little pressure as possible] dab at the drops. > > This technique leaves my lenses sparkling clean. No streaking > whatsoever.. but I am already starting to notice some faint dots where > the anti-reflective coating is failing. These glasses are only 4 > months old. Much too early to see signs of wear and tear [IMO]. > > What cleaning solutions, cloths, machines should I be looking at that > will preserve the optical clarity/quality of my lenses? > > My vision has finally stabilized [the same prescription for the last 3 > years], so I would like my glasses to last as long as humanly > possible. > > Thanks. -- Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en
