While the measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus is a basic way of keeping as many people safe as possible, those who wear glasses frequently find that their glasses steam up as warm breath is forced upwards and meets the colder glass surface.
1. Make Sure Your Mask Fit Perfectly
A tightly fitting mask is the first thing that you need to check for. It helps to keep you protected against any airborne particles, also stops too much breath from escaping and fogging your lenses. Your mask should be snug against your nose and cheeks, and there shouldn’t be any slack or gaps for the air to escape. If your mask is not tight enough when you first put it on, try tightening the straps for a secure fit or opting for a smaller size.
2. Secure the mask around your nose
Another method to limit the amount of breath escape from your mask is by securing it around your nose. Try moving your mask further up your nose and resting your glasses on top of it to help seal the mask.
3. Stop your glasses from slipping down your nose.
One of the pain wearing glasses is when it slips down your nose. One way to prevent is by wrapping the string of the mask around the sides of your glasses rather than your ear. This really helps to make sure your mask and glasses more secure but be careful when taking your glasses off as the mask will be attached to it. Your glasses might be slipping down because your frames are not fitting you as well as they did. This will happen when you wear them all the time.
4. Breathe downwards into the mask
Instead of finding problems with your glasses and keep adjusting, change the way you breath helps just as well. Try to push the air downwards when you exhale to prevent your glasses from steaming up. It will be a little bit hard for the first time, but once you got the hang of it, you will see how inconvenient it is.
5. Simply clean your lenses
Your lenses might be already fogged even before you put a mask on. Using a cloth and cleaning spray is enough, or, if they’re particularly dirty or smeared, put a small drop of washing-up liquid on the lenses and rub lightly with your fingers. Then rinse them with warm water and gently dry it with soft tissues.
6. Adjust your glasses
Sounds simple but pushing your glasses down on your nose slightly will create enough space for your lenses and your eyes allowing for more air to go through and keep it from fogging up your vision.
7. Contact lenses
If you have tried all the methods above and see no result, it might worth switching to contact lenses for the time being. This removes all the worries about your vision that might be steamy and block your view. This is good when you at work and don’t want to be interrupted by defogging your lenses.
Source: Mirror