Do I need Pearle Visions special (expensive) cleaning products to keep my lenses from getting scratched?
I have the same coating (it is Crizal) on my Pearle lenses, and the office where I go didn’t try to sell me anything special to clean it with. They gave me a sample of some kind of spray cleanser, but didn’t do a hard sell at all, which means you probably don’t need whatever they’re selling you there. I wasn’t impressed by the spray, so I just clean them myself. If I’m being virtuous, I do it with Dawn and running hot water, and dry with a paper towel. If I’m in a hurry — like, well, every day — I clean them with a dry paper towel from a brand that’s not rough or linty. (Lint drives me crazy — I never use toilet paper or tissues.) I got these lenses early this summer, and so far I have one very small scratch; that’s to do with putting my keys on top of my glasses (I couldn’t see! My glasses were off!) and not with cleaning. On preview: What I do every day is exactly what LobsterMitten says not to do. I’ve had glasses since third grade and have never noticed, or had anyone comment on
