Hello again from Burlington Eyecare,
Last week we looked at contact lens wear
, and how to steer
through all the subtleties that COVID presents. In that blog I gave a cursory
mention of the need to clean your glasses, and then I spent the whole week
picturing people pouring corrosive cleaners/disinfectants on them. Let us go
into more detail on this cleaning process.
We first need to remember that this virus can stay on hard
surfaces for three days or more and that the Center for Disease Control
has
concluded that the virus is mainly transmitted through person-to-person
contact. Even the most diligent person,
will inadvertently touch their glasses during some part of the day. So the message is to regularly clean your
glasses. This is where the nightmares
come up, I pictured people slathering hand sanitizer, bleach, peroxide, or
alcohol all over their glasses. This
will dry out the plastic, damage finishes, and even damage lenses, so don’t
do that.
Instead, please use the following steps to safely clean your glasses:
- Run your glasses under warm water covering the
entire frame and lenses.
- Use mild soap or a small drop of dish detergent
on your fingers and wipe down all surfaces of your glasses along with the
lenses. (Hand soaps are not recommended, they will have moisturizers, leaving a
film on them)
- Rinse your glasses under warm water to remove
soap and dry with a soft cotton cloth.
- When not wearing your glasses, put them in their
case so they won’t be exposed to contamination.
Sounds like a lot, but these are interesting times. Hopefully not as obsessive as Lady MacBeth
after her dealings with King Duncan,
“Out, damned spot; out, I say. One,
two,--why, then tis time to do’t.” Act 2
Scene 2, MacBeth
A segway to the Stratford
Festival’s streaming
of the Scottish play this week, so enjoy.
Until next week, and keep safe,
The Good Doctor, Dr. Mark Germain, Burlington Eyecare
