I wear reading glasses. For some reason, they seem to get dirty rather often. Oily smudges gather on the surface and are not easily cleaned by wiping with a cloth, paper towel, or tissue. I also have an eye condition that already clouds my vision a bit; adding dirty glasses over my eyes just makes it worse.
So, I go to the kitchen sink and wash them.
Here's what to do to remove those pesky, oily smudges:
- Run warm water and wet the glasses and your hands.
- Put a drop of dishwashing detergent on the fingers of one hand.
- Apply your wet hand with the detergent on them to the glasses and rub. While doing this, pass the glasses and your hands under the water stream a couple of times. (Dishwashing detergent works best with lots of water.)
- Rinse the glasses and your hands.
- Dry your hands first.
- Then dry your glasses with a paper towel. (If you use cloth make sure it's absolutely clean; paper towel works best because it doesn't contain soap residue from the clothes washer.)
- Put your glasses on.
