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My theory is that people who often have dirty glasses have likely worn glasses for most of their lives, because neuroplasticity has kicked in and they don’t notice the smudges until it gets exceptionally bad.
Dirt that’s that close to your eyes can also be corrected away by the second eye and your brain.
Honestly, mine just get dirty throughout the day, even if I don’t touch them.
You don’t realize how dirty the air is but glasses show it.
If I don’t carry a cloth with me all the time they’ll be gunked up by the end of the day.
Walking around during pollen season is always exciting!
I’ve had glasses with a scratch and learned how to hold my head and look at screens so it doesn’t block anything
I highly recommend kimwipes for cleaning glasses. I keep a box handy in almost every room of the house.
- Never scratched the lens or anti-glare coating over the many years I’ve used them
- Cheap to buy in bulk
- Don’t stink of alcohol or leave streaks
- There has never been a smudge that I couldn’t clear with enough work
- Useful to clean other optics in the house (binoculars, phone camera lens, etc)
Microfiber cloth is reusable and just as good
At least for me, microfiber cloth works best when paired with a spritz of lens cleaning solution. I have had no issues using these wipes dry, so the convenience factor of not needing to carry a bottle of liquid is worth it.
The picture looks like the box isn’t sealable. Do the wipes not dry out after a few days?
These wipes are dry. They’re basically a blend between tissue and lens paper that is used for damn near everything in the lab (microscope lens, cuvettes, runny noses, etc.).
The wipes have no moisture to them. They’re made of some kind of paper that doesn’t damage the anti-glare coating on glass, but which still has a slightly rough surface to remove grease and dirt.
Just wash em with soap?
Soap works, but then you have to still dry your lenses without scratching the antiglare coating or letting them streak. Idk, maybe I’m just overly obsessed with keeping my lenses clean, or I’m a dirty person, but finding a sink to clean my glasses isn’t very convenient. If I’m just sitting down to watch a film and I notice a smear, it’s easier to pull an emergency kimwipe out out of my glasses case than to run to a bathroom.
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I just recently at the age of 43 got my first pair of glasses and I try to be super careful to not get them dirty and I still have to wipe the lenses 10 times a day lol
Wash, dont wipe. You’ll scratch your lenses. Your glasses aren’t afraid of a little soap and water.
Those suuuuuuuuck
Are there better? The “fleets” brand leaves water spots. The Zeiss are lightweight and don’t seem to have quite enough liquid, but work reasonably well.
A good, soft, and most importantly CLEAN cotton or microfiber cloth with some isopropyl is what I use. Rinse any dirt or debris in the sink, then iso on the cloth and clean/dry. It’s not the cloth that scratches lenses, it’s the dirt and harder bits of dust that rub on the lens using the cloth.
Yeah. Soap and water then a lens cloth with the lens cleaning solution. Those single use towelette things are so rough and dry - they just smear finger prints.
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Even better than soap and water is using cleaning fluid for glasses
Use that after soap and water.
I’ve just been using the little cloth specifically for glasses. I don’t really have a choice when I’m not at home lol
You’ll probably be broken of that eventually, lol
I clean mine pretty often and never stopped my entire life. It’s the eyebrow hair streaks, not finger prints.
That’s weird actually, do people pick up their glasses by the lenses (wtf)?
I wash my glasses (soap and water) every time I shower, and I keep microfiber clothes in my bathroom, kitchen, living room, my desk, and in my truck.
~No, I don’t have a problem.~
That’s not how this works.
How it feels to game in 2025 upscaling enabled
I knew people would end up buying 4K sets that aren’t any bigger to watch 1080p sources that were already good enough.
since I don’t need glasses for anything under 1.2m (4ft), i watch videos on a desk chair and 4k monitor, ditched the living room setup years ago
