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    Cleaning your glasses in the shower

    Looking for input. Should you clean your glasses in the shower? I've had two male patients with anti-glare coating issues multiple times and they both clean them in the shower with man soap (zest or glycerin soap). I recommended they not clean them in the shower, but neither believes that is causing their coating issues.
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    At least they shower with soap

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    Quote Originally Posted by smallworld View Post
    Looking for input. Should you clean your glasses in the shower? I've had two male patients with anti-glare coating issues multiple times and they both clean them in the shower with man soap (zest or glycerin soap). I recommended they not clean them in the shower, but neither believes that is causing their coating issues.
    Simplest? Tell them to stop or it will void the warranty from here on out as they are using a cleaning solution that is not approved or damaging the lens. They both admit that they are using a body soap to clean their glasses materials. There are bound to be unintended chemical reaction or breakdowns of certain materials.
    Give them one more chance to stop, and if they do not, tell them you will no longer replace the lenses under any warranty.

    This would be different if they were using your office or another brand of lens cleaning solution. But body soap is not lens soap.
    Additionally, DO NOT give them cleaning solution at this time. For if it happens again, you will be unable to prove if it was them continuing with the soap or your lens cleaning solution. They will naturally assume or blame the cleaning solution of causing the issue. As well, IF, and big IF, the AR from the lab is faulty, you need to remove outside influences to help narrow that down.

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    All AR warranties should be a one time only event. A reasonable fee is justified as well. You're asking for trouble otherwise.

    What was the brand of AR?

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    Two different labs and two different anti reflection coatings. Both were higher level coatings which usually we have no issues with. The only other coating problem I've had recently was a man who went swimming in a pool with his glasses.
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    Actually, cleaning glasses in the shower is something I do pretty regularly (I know, TMI :^). Of course, I use Ivory soap- so there isn't any kind of skin lotion to contend with (99.44% pure, or something like that). If they're using loofa soap or the pumice soap I use when I'm in the garage, I could see that being a problem...

    The individual having issues with AR in the pool makes some sense- since the chlorine could be reacting with the top coat. Still, you'd have to have a pretty concentrated amount of chlorine...

    What sort of issues are these patients having with their no-glare?
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    I also clean my glasses in the shower on occasion, but at lukewarm or cooler temp.

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    I used hand soap once to clean my specs, it tore up the A/R. It was the last time I used a "human" cleaner on my specs, there are cleaners specifically designed for specs., use them.

    Kind of like pouring gun oil in my car engine and expecting it to work..... "hey it's oil".........
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    Quote Originally Posted by smallworld View Post
    Looking for input. Should you clean your glasses in the shower? I've had two male patients with anti-glare coating issues multiple times and they both clean them in the shower with man soap (zest or glycerin soap). I recommended they not clean them in the shower, but neither believes that is causing their coating issues.
    Repeated water temperatures of 120 F. may cause degradation of the coatings.

    Lenses left in an automobile can reach 120 F. to 130 F. after an hour parked in the sun when the outdoor temperatures are above 85-90 degrees.

    Sauna temperatures (130-150 degrees) will destroy the coatings immediately, or at best, in the very short term.

    Check the MSDS of the soaps in question, checking for harsh chemicals and/or abrasives.

    Recommend dishwashing liquid for eyeglass cleaning.

    Best regards,

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    I agree with Robert. I tell my patients:

    Luke warm water.
    Dish Soap. (No Bleach Alternative Ingredients)
    Micro Fiber Cloth.
    Simple.
    Erik Zuniga, ABOC.

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