foggy glasses

Sorry, cloths! ?

I have tried all the solutions offered but still have problems. Two things that have improved matters are twisting the strings before hooking them over the ears -it pulls the side of the mask down over the cheek and seems to make a better seal - and I have also bought some plastic strips from amazon that sit on your nose and hold the mask in a better positon, they are difficult to get on to the mask, but both methods work reasonably well.

Visors are not recommended because without a mask they do not work effectively.

Shawlands2000
Thank you for this tip. I bought the anti-fog long life cloth from Amazon but was only good for about a week.
I'll definitely try wetting it!

On Amazon, of course you can but little plastic frames which fit inside a mask and stop mask being sucked into your mouth when you speak. They are cheap 10 for £5 I think, ideal as tree gift !! I don’t know how well they work as mine haven’t arrived yet but friends who have them say the masks stay dry and glasses don’t steam up so if that is so they will be good.

I put my glasses over my mask so that they hold it down. This works.

Pippa22. Do you know what those plastic frames on Amazon are called? Thx

Thanks for the suggestion - I've ordered some

my problem at this time of year is the contrast of temperatures between outdoors and indoors - my glasses fog up whether I'm masked or not!

I bought a packet of aluminium nose bridge strips from Amazon. One side is sticky so you can easily stick them to the top of your mask and then mould it tightly over the bridge of your nose. They seem to work ok and are definitely better than nothing! They do come off in the wash though but at £5.99 for 100 are definitely worth a try.

I use a piece of damp tissue.

Yes to a good nose strip, I make my own masks and sew those aluminium ones in position. Try and breath thru nose not mouth, less moisture lost that way and a good health tip as well. It is worse when I put on cold pair of glasses eg to go into a shop to replace a pair used for driving. Hopefully will be better when temperatures improve.

Glasses under mask, and twist the loops each side before putting the mask on, it really does help.

It really is a nightmare problem. I don't think people who don't need glasses understand what an issue it is. I take my DGC to school twice a week. The school building is surrounded by playing fields and playgrounds and we have to wear masks when we are in the grounds. It is horrendous, especially on sunny autumn mornings as we walk looking straight into the sun, so what with misted specs and glaring sun, I really can't see a thing. Getting out of the school grounds with my back to the sun and mask off is wonderful. I did buy one of those plastic frames to wear when I am at work as we have to wear masks all day. I don't know about the misting, but breathing certainly felt better and "fresher"

Just a thought. Does anyone else suffer from "mask breath"? Or do I actually really have bad breath and no one has liked to tell me???

I have worn glasses for decades and used a calotherm cloth about 50 years ago to stop misting. Fantastic. Obtained one of the 'life art' cloths thinking the problem would be solved. Have a stainless steel bar in my masks so a really good fit across nose but change in temps from outside to inside still gives a problem. Followed the manufacturers instructions to the letter but still get fogging. I found after washing with soap (standard tactic to prevent misting) my glasses wouldn't mist up when breathed on. The cloth seems to leave a very light smear on the lenses. I contacted the manufacturer expressing disappointment. Just given instructions again. Have been trying now for 3 weeks - still not working. Not worth the money. Stick with light application of washing up liquid and rinsing off.

If you alter the position of your glasses they aren’t in the right place for your vision - I wear tri-varifocals so couldn’t possibly change the position. The shields only stop your breath straight out of your mouth, so aren’t really safe (some shops where I live won’t let you in with a face shield).
I shall certainly consider the cloths. I live for the day when we don’t have to wear masks.

Dh bought some anti fog cloths from Specsavers. They seem to be doing the job .

Put your glasses over the mask: make sure your mask is wired over the nose and pinch it tight over the nose and along the cheek bones. A tiny bit of washing up liquid on your glasses helps too.

A doctor said he puts a little plaster over the mask on his nose, this stops the misting up.

Barrygirl do you really think we haven't tried all that!! Opticians specifically advise not using washing up liquid as it can affect coatings on lenses as mentioned above.
Sorry. Just feeling exasperated!

The best thing I've tried,apart from a higher up Mask,is washing the glasses in warm water using a bar of soap.I had a bar that I'd brought home from a hotel a while ago.Sud up the lenses with leather from the soap rinse and air dry and buffer off with kitchen roll. Its the best thing I've used.We should be cleaning our glasses after being in busy areas anyway.It really works.

Sorry "lather"

I make all the masks for our family and trial and error has shown if i sew a seam at the top and slide a pipe cleaner in it works very well.

I haven't had to replace one yet but it should be easy to slide out one pipe cleaner and slide another one in. You could sew the seam by hand if you had to.

These are the contoured shape , not the pleated shape. Ive added a picture , this was an earlier model with no pipe cleaner but I just sewed a seam at the top to update.

I sent for the Life Art Dry Anti Fog Cloth. It works perfectly. Glasses are clearer than they've ever been and absolutely no fogging whatsoever. Delighted, as I was experiencing real difficulties with varifocals constantly fogging up. Thank you for the recommendation.