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A friend has reached the age where she doesn’t think as clearly as she used to. Recently when visiting, I noticed that both lens of her glasses are badly scratched. Most of the scratches are very fine but they cover the lens from top to bottom and side to side, creating a “mist” for her to look through. I’m not sure how the glasses are getting scratched and she can’t tell me, nor can her husband.
She’s still very active, working in her garden a lot and cleaning her house constantly, so she could be scratching her glasses during these activities, but she did not take her glasses off while doing these during my visit. I didn’t see any way her glasses could be getting scratched. Each night she may be placing them on a scratchy surface. Her husband may be able to help her with this, but he has his own thinking problems.
My question is what can be done for an active person who needs glasses but is not capable of protecting them from scratches and not capable of managing contacts?
BTW, her husband said the glasses are progressive and have a scratch-resistant coating. I’m not sure about the coating. I believe her glasses are plastic but not certain.
Get glasses with real glass lenses. That's what I have and they are easy to clean with a cloth or even Kleenex. They don't scratch. Those plastic lenses scratch real easy.
wit-nit, have you had real glass lens that didn't scratch? I'm asking because I'm reading on lots of sites that glass lens scratch. Will be interested in hearing about this from others.
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Originally Posted by Emeraldmaiden
She's probably cleaning them on her shirt or a towel, both well-known to scratch lenses.
Emeraldmaiden, I had to laugh at myself when I read your comment. I had not even considered that she might be scratching her glasses with her cleaning method. Just never entered my mind. Thanks so much. Now, the question is whether we can get her to use a microcloth. And, we have to find out if that really is the cause and if there are other causes.
I'm going to do my best to find a solution because this is not a trivial problem to her. She knows her eye glasses are scratched and they really irritate her. Her husband is a nice person but he is getting tired of buying glasses so often, as evidenced by the fact that he has let her glasses get so scratched without replacing them.
wit-nit, have you had real glass lens that didn't scratch? I'm asking because I'm reading on lots of sites that glass lens scratch. Will be interested in hearing about this from others.
Emeraldmaiden, I had to laugh at myself when I read your comment. I had not even considered that she might be scratching her glasses with her cleaning method. Just never entered my mind. Thanks so much. Now, the question is whether we can get her to use a microcloth. And, we have to find out if that really is the cause and if there are other causes.
I'm going to do my best to find a solution because this is not a trivial problem to her. She knows her eye glasses are scratched and they really irritate her. Her husband is a nice person but he is getting tired of buying glasses so often, as evidenced by the fact that he has let her glasses get so scratched without replacing them.
It's really common in people who have worn glass eyeglasses for a long time. They don't realize just how scratchy their "soft" cloth can be on plastic lenses. It usually shows as very fine scratches all over the inside & outside of the lens, and all directions, or even circular scratching.
wit-nit, have you had real glass lens that didn't scratch? I'm asking because I'm reading on lots of sites that glass lens scratch. Will be interested in hearing about this from others.
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I've been wearing real glass lenses for many many years (40+) and have yet to get one scratched. I did have a rock fly up once and hit one lens and put a pit in it, luckily I was wearing them or I may have lost an eye. Also for safety reasons they won't crack or shatter when wearing them if something flies up into the eye area.
I know others that wear the glass lenses too just for the reason that they don't scratch. It would take a diamond ring to scratch one. If someone is claiming their glass lens scratched then it would have to be some special coating on them that scratched, not the glass.
I tried the plastic lenses one time, 2 weeks later I was back to glass. The primary reason my doctor said that people wear plastic type is that they are lighter and you may have more frame choices.
I've been wearing real glass lenses for many many years (40+) and have yet to get one scratched. I did have a rock fly up once and hit one lens and put a pit in it, luckily I was wearing them or I may have lost an eye. Also for safety reasons they won't crack or shatter when wearing them if something flies up into the eye area.
I know others that wear the glass lenses too just for the reason that they don't scratch. It would take a diamond ring to scratch one. If someone is claiming their glass lens scratched then it would have to be some special coating on them that scratched, not the glass.
I tried the plastic lenses one time, 2 weeks later I was back to glass. The primary reason my doctor said that people wear plastic type is that they are lighter and you may have more frame choices.
+1, only glass lenses for me. A lot of optometrists will try to steer you to plastics where the markups are higher and they can try to tack on as many extra's as possible.. Don't buy into the F.U.D., modern glass lenses are very tough and much more forgiving as far as cleaning. They will be heavier, and that might be an issue.
...It usually shows as very fine scratches all over the inside & outside of the lens, and all directions, or even circular scratching.
Thank you, Emeraldmaiden. I wish I had known this when I was visiting. Seems like an excellent way to help figure out what is going on. Unfortunately I was visiting out-of-state, so now I'll have to ask her husband to take a look.
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Originally Posted by wit-nit
I've been wearing real glass lenses for many many years (40+) and have yet to get one scratched... I know others that wear the glass lenses too just for the reason that they don't scratch. It would take a diamond ring to scratch one. If someone is claiming their glass lens scratched then it would have to be some special coating on them that scratched, not the glass... The primary reason my doctor said that people wear plastic type is that they are lighter and you may have more frame choices.
Thanks for telling me about your personal experience. Great point about the special coating being scratched rather than the real glass lens. Don't think limited frame choice will be a problem.
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Originally Posted by braindead0
+1, only glass lenses for me...modern glass lenses are very tough and much more forgiving as far as cleaning. They will be heavier, and that might be an issue.
Think the weight of glass may be OK, but won't know until it's tried.
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