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Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by wyclif on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @08:48AM (#33531535)
Oh, I know about this. I did rinse them thoroughly. Then I used a few drops of Dawn dish detergent to wash them. But what I found was that even if you clean plastic lenses thoroughly, what counts is how you dry them. If you use paper or even a towel it can scratch them incrementally over time.

It's so much more convenient (or maybe I'm just lazy!) to be able to dry glass lenses with a towel, paper towel, a t-shirt, or anything absorbent.

Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by dotancohen on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @09:13AM (#33531844)
The dish detergent seems to get under coatings and ruin them, in my experience. Glass cleaner is fine, though.
Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by vitejose on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @10:06AM (#33532599)
Interesting. Are you referring to Windex or one of the optical-grade solutions? I used to use dish soap but I found that I can just run mine under warm water for thirty seconds or so and that gets them pretty clean.
Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by dotancohen on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @10:40AM (#33533135)
Yes, windex.