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Cleaning Glasses and Mid Range Progressive Lenses

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HPR and Glasses

  1. HPR community members are nerds
  2. We know from movies that nerds wear glasses
  3. We can conclude that HPR community members wear glasses

Cleaning Background

  • I have very oily skin and am constantly smudging my glasses
  • All lenses wipes are too small.
  • I accidentally touch the lenses with my fingers when I am trying to clean them And smudge them up again
  • I heard an eye doctor say, the best way to clean glasses is with dish soap and dry with a microfiber cloth
  • I tried this method It is a great solution because you wash glasses and fingers tips at the same time

Cleaning Method

  • Hand soap is OK to use on glasses.
  • get the soap on you fingertips
  • Then hold your glasses one of the lenses
  • Use your thumb and finger tips to clean the glasses
  • the soap removes the excess oil from your fingertips
  • no smudges when you dry with the microfiber cloth

Progressives

  • With regular progressives the top of the lenses is for distance vision and the bottom of the lenses is for up close vision
  • There is a zone in the middle for medium distance, but it is very narrow
  • Using a computer at work I kept having to move my head up and down to find the best position for working.
  • Computer Glasses have more space for intermediate distances
  • From https://iotlenses.com/blog/eight-types-of-progressive-lenses.html
Computer progressive lenses, also known as occupational designs or enhanced readers, are optimized for intermediate and near vision, making them ideal for tasks like prolonged computer work or activities at mid-range distance

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Comment #1 posted on 2026-06-05 12:11:33 by Trey

Avoid hand soap

Great recommendations. I do avoid hand soaps, as many included a lotion residue.

I may check out those mid-range progressives. I use dedicated computer glasses which are great, but I need to remember to change back to my progressive lenses when I get up to walk around and such.

Comment #2 posted on 2026-06-21 00:10:45 by Jim DeVore

Geeks are lazy, too

After years of experiments, I settled out on clean 100% cotton washcloths and shampoo.

Before I shower each day, I put a bit of shampoo on my glasses, wash them in the shower as it warms up, then dry with the fresh washcloth. I use it after cleaning my glasses to shower and after drying it goes into the laundry hamper on the next cycle.

Cheap, fast, easy, and i'm not managing any small microfiber cloths or fancy eyeglass cleaner chemicals.

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