Eyewear care

As any eyewear wearer knows, keeping your glasses clean all day long is almost impossible! as soon as you put them on your nose, you have to clean them. Fingerprints, dust, dirt of all kinds and micro-scratches - so many little things that alter the transparency of the lens and thus your quality of vision. However, there are a few little tricks you can do on a daily basis to keep your frames clean and elegant. Your online optician Mymonture gives you some simple, effective advice on how to look after your frames and make them easier to care for.

WHY TAKE CARE OF YOUR GLASSES?

First and foremost, buying glasses is often an expensive but essential expense for some people. That's why it's so important to take good care of them, since they'll last you longer. This will ensure their durability and longevity.

Secondly, well-maintained eyewear will give you optimum visual comfort, ensuring clear, sharp and comfortable vision. Let's face it, it's much more pleasant to look at something with clean glasses than with dirty ones!

Finally, as well as being messy, glasses are also a very fragile accessory, easily damaged or broken. Their worst enemy? Scratches. In fact, you don't even have to drop your glasses for small scratches to appear. Not only do they affect your vision, but they can't be repaired, which can be very inconvenient.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR GLASSES EVERY DAY?

• Clean your glasses twice a day for clearer, sharper vision. Wash and care for them regularly to prolong their effectiveness.
• To clean your lenses, use a microfiber cloth, not unsuitable tissues such as paper towels, tissues or old rags, otherwise you risk scratching the lenses. Indeed, over time, certain materials cause scratches, often not visible to the naked eye, but clearly weakening the quality of the lens.
• Your Mymonture optician includes a microfiber wipe in every package, so you can easily clean your glasses.
• Don't forget to clean the temples of your glasses, as they come into contact with the skin and can sometimes take on an oily appearance, which can alter the decorative finish.
• Use cleaning wipes, cleaning sprays or microfiber cloths to clean your glasses. Small bottles are available to take to the office, in the car or even in a bag. For even greater efficiency, you can also visit an optician for a thorough cleaning.
• Always remove your glasses with both hands to avoid deforming them.
• Make sure you place your glasses on solid surfaces (table, sideboard, chest of drawers, etc.) and avoid placing them on surfaces such as beds, chairs or sofas, as you could sit on them and break the temples or lenses.
• You should also avoid placing your glasses on your head, as this could distort them or cause them to fall off.
• When you place your glasses on a solid surface, remember to place them on the folded temples and not on the lenses, as there is a risk of scratching them.
• Avoid contact with any source of heat which could deform your frame and/or damage the treatment of your corrective lenses.
• When not in use, store your glasses in a rigid case to protect them from knocks. This case will be indispensable when you're on the move.