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Clean Eyeglass Lenses in 6 Steps: Lukewarm Water, Not Shirt Sleeves

Rubbing dusty lenses with a shirt can leave fine scratches. Follow a gentle rinse-and-dry routine that respects lens coatings and frames.

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These steps adapt ZEISS's general spectacle-care guidance. If your optician specifies different rules for specialty coatings or frame materials, follow those instead. The cover photograph shows glasses on a table, not a cleaning demonstration.

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1. Check the maker's coating and frame-care instructions first. Ask an optician about cracked coatings or damaged frames rather than rubbing aggressively.
2. Wash your hands and inspect the nose pads and temples. Do not scrub dusty lenses with a dry shirt sleeve, tissue or rough cloth.
3. Hold the glasses securely by the frame and rinse loose dust under lukewarm running water. Avoid hot water and abrasive brushes.
4. If allowed for your lenses, lather a tiny drop of pH-neutral dishwashing liquid between your fingers, clean gently and rinse thoroughly. Skip detergent if your lens or frame instructions prohibit it.
5. Gently dry lenses, nose pads and temples with a clean, soft microfiber lens cloth. If using a compatible lens-cleaning spray, apply it to the cloth, not directly into frame joints or screw holes.
6. Check that the glasses are dry before storing them in a case. Wash the microfiber cloth periodically without fabric softener; do not attempt to polish away scratches with abrasives.

ZEISSWhat's the right way to clean and treat your glasses? ↗Official October 20, 2022 guidance reviewed: avoid shirt sleeves and tissue, lukewarm running water, tiny pH-neutral detergent where suitable, microfiber drying, spray on cloth, not lens.Wikimedia CommonsFile:Glasses and notebook on a wooden table in a bright room.jpg ↗Individual original eyeglasses photograph by Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0; directly viewed original; illustrative, no cleaning being performed.Wikimedia CommonsCommons:Reusing content outside Wikimedia/technical ↗Hotlinking directly is allowed; independent file license/attribution must still be honored.

Your try-it-at-home checklist

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