 Have you ever gone to your eye doctor's office? And when they come back, they've got them all tuned up and perfectly adjusted and the lenses are so clean. Like seriously, how do they get them that clean? And why can't I get them that clean? Well, I'm gonna give you a few little tips to show you how to get them that clean. And really your opticians will thank you, believe me. As an optician, we see some pretty disgusting glasses come through. That rag that you got with your glasses, you know, the rag that you keep in the case, you're so good about painting your glasses with it and always putting it back in the case. It's never left that case unless you're cleaning it. Well, let's think about this for a second. That rag effectively takes off all the dirt and oil and greasy yucky that get on the lenses. Well, once it gets off the lenses, it's on the rag. It doesn't just disappear, right? Your rag is often disgusting. And so often people forget to clean the rags. So simple enough, all you have to do is throw it into the washing machine. Don't use any fabric softener because it'll leave a residue on here, which will get on your lenses. But this kind of streak-free awesomeness that your optician can give you when they're cleaning the glasses comes from being able to use a proper spray. This spray will help to remove the oils and it'll also help to keep the dust particles and yuckiness from scratching up your lenses. So many times in Optical, we see patients that are cleaning their lenses like this. This ain't doing nothing. No, no, no. The proper technique is to spray both sides of the lenses and you are going to get some good muscle in there by simply pinching on both sides of the lens. After you spray it, you're going to firmly press by pinching your fingers together to wipe the lens. So make sure to pay attention to the edges of the lenses where it meets the frame. This is where the oils tend to accumulate. If you have a great anti-glare treatment on your lenses, it's going to be so much easier to not only keep your lenses clean, but to get them clean. Because the anti-reflective treatment helps to repel oils from sticking to your lens and helps to get it much cleaner and much, much easier. And this brings me to the biggest part of what I want to bring your attention to, the full clean. Have you ever had it happen where you're cleaning your glasses and as you wipe back and forth, there's just a disgusting film that's coming across the lenses? Do you know why that is? It's because human faces are disgusting. You've essentially got face oils that have now gunked up, not just on your lenses, but on your frame. So as you're cleaning the frame, you're basically taking those oils and smearing them back and forth across the lens. To avoid this, you must clean the rest of your frame. Now for most frames, like this plastic one here, you are able to stick it under some hot water and kind of get them all nice and clean. This will help to remove the oils that have gone from your face onto your glasses. As you're running it under that really hot water, really focus on the front of the frame because that's where all the oils mainly go. Some people like to use a little bit of soapy water to help to remove that too. That's completely up to you. I find it works great, which is some nice, really hot water to help remove those oils. Then you want to get them nice and dry and you want to wipe them down with your cloth. Now when you're wiping it down with your cloth, it's also not a bad idea to wipe those temples too because they get all sorts of sweaty, good caca all over. So it's not a bad idea to get this all nice and clean. And then remember, clean your cloth. Last thing I just want to point out to you is with the nose pads. If you have a set of glasses with nose pads, make sure that these are getting cleaned too. Just nice little wipe every once in a while. I'll give you a little challenge for some of you out there right now. Go ahead and take off your glasses and just get a really good look at what's on those nose pads. It can get pretty disgusting. You don't want that on your face. So make sure you're getting those, wiping those down. I will take a Kleenex and just kind of rub it around and get all that off of there because it's... So there you go. The key to getting your glasses really super clean, like your optical office can, is to pay attention to your rag and your spray, your technique when you're pinching on both sides of the lens to really get it nice and clean and that overall full clean of your glasses, not just the lenses. Enjoy your new clean lenses. Oh, and remember, make sure to go in and get your exam every year. Your optometrists and your opticians love seeing you.