HOW TO STOP MY GLASSES FROM FOGGING; tips to prevent fogging while wearing a mask & anti-fog lenses
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- HOW TO STOP YOUR GLASSES FROM FOGGING
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With many more people wearing masks you are eventually going to have to deal with fogging up glasses. I’m Dr Michael Nelson and today we are talking about fogging up glasses. Good Optometry Morning.
So more people are wearing masks and this can cause a problem. Fogging up lenses that you are trying to see through. So as these ads clearly tell us..this is a problem for doctors, but more importantly it can be a problem for you…just look…what if you were slicing veggies and couldn’t or what if you were running a race and you mistake a crime scene for the finish line.
Weather it’s your glasses, the oculars on your microscope or the phoropter. Today I am going to share tips on how to minimize these glasses and make sure you wait till the end because I have a great entrepreneurial idea for someone that wants to develop a new product. Oh and if you like this type of video don’t forget to like, subscribe and comment.
So before we we go any further lets understand what causes the fogging. Fogging is caused by a condensation for warm air on a cool surface. So basically your breath is warm and when it comes in contact with your cool glasses then it condenses on the lens. Now the really important thing is how the water condenses. Most eyeglasses lenses are designed to by hydrophobic means they repel water and it forms a bead and then it rolls off. So when your breath condenses is forms a bunch of microscopic beads of water and each of these beads of water act like a clear lens that bends light in some random pattern and as a result you can’t see through it. And that is what fogging is.
To most of us wearing masks is new….but we should remember this is not a new problem. There is a group of people that have been dealing with this problem for a century. Surgeons. And they wear glasses and use microscopes. So let’s see what they have say.
Suggestions from published articles. All published in the Annals of the Royal College of Surgery.
They wearing 2 masks.
A different article suggest applying tape or double sided tape along the top of the mask
And a third suggest a novel way to tie the mask.
Now I am not a surgeon so I don’t have any first hand experience here but bascially all of these methods are trying to prevent your breath from escaping out the top of the mask and reaching your glasses. So the basically make sure the fit on the upper part of the mask is good and that should help a lot.
2000 Annals of Royal College of Surgery: wear two masks
2006. tape/double sided tape on around nose
2014 novel way to tie the facemask
Developing and Testing of the Mask The development of the mask goes back to 1899, when Flügge, who was working at that time with tuberculosis, developed the droplet theory of infection. At that time crude masks were used, consisting of roller gauze strips placed over the mouth.1Hamilton2 published a paper in 1905 dealing with the dissemination of the Streptococcus through the "invisible sputum."
Okay so if we just pay attention to the fit , or stop breathing, you can minimize fogging. But is there anything you can do to the glasses themselves that can minimize fogging. And yes there is. So let’s go back to physics. I said before the problem was that the lenses are hydrophobic so water beads up on them…what if you could make the surface hydrophilic so that is so attracted to the lens that instead of forming beads of water it forms a uniform thin film on the surface that is allows light to pass through.
First: Another suggestion from the Annals of the Royal College of Surgery was to you wash you glasses with soapy water then then shake them off and let them air dry.
Second: is a tip used by lots of hockey players for their visors is to take shampoo or detergent straight on the lens, and then not use water, but just wipe it until clear.
A third option which I feels works the best is use a specific type of lens coating that is designed to have a surfactant effect. So half of this lens has an anti-fog lens coating and then it comes with special lens clothes that are impregnated with molecules that activate this coating to have even more of a surfactant effect. This is a great option to consider when you are purchasing new glasses, but what do you do if you are not getting new lenses.
This coating is OPTI-Fog from Essilor
What if you just use these special activating clothes on a regular lens…will that give some effect?
Alright so there are great tips and as promised I have an business idea for someone in our industry. Why don’t you coat the coat the lenses in the oculars of the microscopes and the lenses in back of the phoroptor with an anti-fog coating. So I want someone do make that and when you do, remember is w=as my idea so I need you need to send me a prototype. And with that I wish you a Great optometry day.
Thanks Dr Nelson now I won’t accidentally run into a crime scene ever again
good to hear
I feel like the 7 minutes could’ve been summed up with, “Buy Optifog”.
actually there are a couple of options: th-cam.com/video/wKdwE1yGNm0/w-d-xo.html
I agree. A real waste of time
I think I summed it up pretty good with my comment above.........
I tried shaving cream on tissue paper rubbed over the lens and then removed with dry tissue paper and it worked well for my glasses but not for plastic eyewear.
thanks for the info
At 2:25 and 3:45 He finally gives advice on how to stop your lenses from fogging up. I am uncomfortable enough , 'claustrophobic' I am not about to wear two masks.
Thanks for giving us the "short version"
yes. from now on The Jupitor 2 is responsible for the cole's notes of GoodOptometryMorning!
I wear a mask with a good fitting nose clamp. I also do the baby shampoo method along with a hat that has two 3 inch fans that blow on my face with filters that keep the fans from blowing dust into my eyes. I wear a back pack that I keep two 24 volt dc batteries in that run the fans. The entire get up weighs about 30 pounds.
Or what I like the best is wearing one of those shallow water breathing tubes with a mask on it. I use a chip clip to keep my nose closed for this method.
sounds like you have put some thought into this
LoL 😂😂😆 LoL
I think I will just seal the upper part of the mask with doublesided tape. Seems to be a more simple solution atleast if you don´t have to wear it all day. My glasses are very exspensive so I don´t want to risk scratching them with too much wiping.
Agreed. The best solution is finding a way to have a good seal on your mask.
When going in or out of a store, my glasses do forg. The glasses usually clear in about 60 seconds on their own. Its no big deal.
sorry you cracked me up with the running crime scene ending.lol
so ur liking 6:46
Yeah I hate it when that happens
I removed the lenses works a treat
Ingenious!!!!
LoL 😂😂😆
How about a mask that properly seals the gaps at the bridge of the nose to stop air BEING SUCKED IN as well as being exhaled out
I think the better quality surgical and n95 masks are better designed to do this, but the inexpensive surgical and cloth masks certainly don't address this.
I use a bar of soap and rub it on my bathroom mirror. Once the mirror is coated with the soap, I use a rag or washcloth and rub the mirror until it once again becomes clear and you can once again see your image. It won't fog up for quite a while. I haven't tried it with my glasses but it seems as though this would work to prevent your glasses from fogging. What concerns me, though, is that fog on the inside of your glass indicates that air from within you mas is leaking out. Your mask should conform to your face to prevent just that! There are various types of masks that are made just for those of us that wear glasses. These masks come up higher on either side of your nose and your glasses sit on the mask. Check out Etsy to see the various types of masks available.
There is a microfiber Nano tech anti fog glasses wip LOOY brand is working perfectly, it last onw whole day! be low is link! www.ebay.com/itm/LOOY-Reusable-Anti-Fog-Microfiber-nano-tech-glasses-cloth-NEW-GREY-SEE-VIDEO/392939215853?hash=item5b7d009bed:g:Y7QAAOSwD75fXONE
I have tried soap and shaving cream and they don't work as well as some of the anti-fog clothes
I haven't tried that one
Love it!! Informative and entertaining...way to go!
Thanks for your support
Fold a strip of tissue along metal part of mask will suck breathing moist in.
yes getting a better seal is the best
they sell anti fog liquid to put on your glasses, it works very good. just go to amazon an order some, it lasts a long time. i buy it all the time.
Might try RAIN-X it works on car windshileds..
I have not tried it...just becarful because windshields are glass and eyeglass lenses are typically plastic with coatings overtop. your windshield is much more durable than eyeglass lenses are
Very interesting! This is the first I've heard of the anti-fog coating and wipes. I wonder where we can get the wipes that actually work like this.
You should check out Z Clear Lens Cleaner and Anti-fog. It works wonders!
Good question! I would speak to your optometrist about them.
OptiPlus makes anti-fog lens wipes. I'm skeptical though.
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@@paigelabreche6689 I tried z clear in a different video and it didn't work well on antireflection lenses. stay tuned i have a video with the tope 5 wipes coming up and how to buy them
@@kalijasin I havn't tried these but I have a video coming out this week with the top 5 wipes I have tried and how to get them
i have spent a complete fortune on different masks ,, to no avail , i have to take mi glasses off , then i carnt see properly HELP please ,
nice frame, can you provide a link?
I've got an idea. Get LASIK... but I need to save money for that.
Lordy! Get to the point!
Thanks for watching
Thank you, Dr. I think the best way to stop fogging is to bey a Koren mask style from my store 😂✌️
Great. I wish you well in your business.
Try rain-x
be careful with products like this that are designed for glass and not Antireflection coatings.
. Windshield glass has many of the same property's of lenses.
@@patriciazentz1095 Actully not. Windhshieds are glass with no antireflection coating. Very few spectacle lenses are glass and most have a scratch resistant coating and antireflection coating.
Instructions not clear, now I have sunglasses 😎
I swim and ski and what works for me is this: a few drops of baby shampoo in a few milliliters of water. I spray it on the inside of my goggles and let it dry. I don't wipe them :D It never fogs.
sometimes this doesnt work with antireflection coatings
This was great! Awesome video!!
Thanks so much!!
thanks man helped some much
Glad I could help
Bro want to say to use to clean your first eyeglass to avoid cleaning it later with the fog... ok..
Very good
Thanks
Solution: Just take off that stupid mask.
Or just put a folded tissue/paper towel inside your mask.
that'll work
@@GoodOptometryMorning New product www.mygeniusgift.com/products/fog-free-accessory-prevent-eyeglasses-from-fogging?variant=36468294582421 adapts eyewear for face masks - your opinion?
Don't wear it !!
Problem solved
Tool
...I'm happy we can be a useful tool for you...
Pretty useless advice .
sorry that you didn't find it helpful
Little to no help at all...
sorry I couldnt help
Can you imagine all the germs getting around that mask?? Lol!!!! These masks cant even stop drywall dust let alone a germ 😂😂
indeed...just do what you can - wash your hands, don't touch your face, wear a mask
Just don’t wear a stupid mask. end of problem
Science is clear on the benefits of masks in reducing the spread of air droplets.