Eyeglass Care You Might Not Know About

This time, we're picking up IZIPIZI reading glasses.
You might wonder, "care for eyeglasses?"—but
eyeglasses are, in a sense, an extension of your face, an important part of who you are.
Precisely because you use them every day, small everyday habits can make a real difference in how long they last.
We'll use reading glasses as our example here, but the care methods themselves
apply to eyeglasses in general, so please use this as a reference.

Reading Glasses That Double as a Fashion Statement

Presbyopia is something most people will face at some point in their lives.
Nowadays, eyeglasses in general have become a stylish fashion item, but
when it comes to reading glasses, it's still hard to find ones that look fashionable.
For anyone who has struggled to find stylish reading glasses,
IZIPIZI reading glasses are exactly what we recommend. 
Three designers from Lyon, France, watched their parents constantly
struggling to find where they'd left their reading glasses,
and this led them to reflect on the fact that everyone eventually experiences presbyopia.
The brand was born in Paris in 2010.

They fit comfortably on the face, making them convenient for a bit of reading or handwork.
Above all, their stylish look is so appealing that
you'll want to gently hang them from your neckline when not in use.
For those who used to have good eyesight and
never had any connection to nearsighted glasses or
contact lenses before, there's often a certain resistance to wearing reading glasses.
Before you know it, you may even find yourself hiding the fact that you use reading glasses.
But with glasses this stylish, even those people can enjoy them not just as a practical tool, but
as part of their fashion.

The Hidden Pitfall of Putting On and Taking Off Your Glasses

Eyeglasses, which serve as an extension of your face,
always involve the action of "putting on and taking off."
Even people who wear their glasses all day long
still put them on in the morning and take them off at night, every single day.

Now, take a look at this photo.
It shows the moment of putting on or taking off eyeglasses, but
there's actually a mistake in it. Can you tell what it is?

The difference between the two photos is how the glasses are held.

You often see, in movie scenes,
a cool, good-looking man or woman removing their glasses with one hand,
but this is actually a motion we can't recommend for your eyeglasses.
That's because one of the most important elements of eyeglasses is
the "left-right balance."
When you put on or take off your glasses with one hand,
it inevitably places stress on just one side.
Doing this once won't have much of an effect, but
since this is a motion you repeat many times every day, as mentioned above,
repeating the same action over many years can lead to a distorted frame.

Once the frame is distorted and the left-right balance is thrown off, the glasses no longer fit your face properly.
This doesn't just make them less comfortable to wear—
because the distance between your eyes and the lenses changes,
it can lead to various problems, such as difficulty seeing objects clearly, or
unconsciously tilting your view at an angle to compensate.

Always be sure to hold your glasses with both hands when putting them on or taking them off.

The Correct Way to Use a Cleaning Cloth

For eyeglass wearers, lens smudges are a real nuisance.
No matter how careful you are, oils from your skin get on the lenses before you know it,
and for women, makeup can end up on the lenses as well.
Since a dirty lens directly clouds your view,
be sure to wipe it clean frequently.

For this, we recommend the TOWNTALK
microfiber cleaning cloth.

It's an all-purpose cloth that cleanly wipes away fine dust, dirt, fingerprints, oil film, and microscopic particles. 
It can be used not only on gold, platinum, and silver items, but also on eyeglasses, glassware,
CDs, and office equipment—a wide range of uses. 
When the microfiber cleaning cloth gets dirty,
you can simply wash it with neutral detergent and use it again and again. 
It also comes in a stylish tin case, making you want to keep one handy on your desk.

Here's another spot-the-difference for you.
There's a small pitfall in how you wipe your glasses, too.

The difference lies in where you place the hand supporting the lens you're polishing.
Once again, how you hold the glasses is what matters here.

When wiping each of the two lenses,
do you unconsciously grip the opposite lens tightly and
scrub away at it?
It's easy to end up firmly gripping the rim or temple of the other lens
and polishing hard,
but this places stress on your glasses for the same reason as putting them on and taking them off.

So when wiping the lenses with a cloth,
be sure to hold the very lens you're cleaning with one hand.
It takes a little getting used to at first, but if you pinch the frame between your fingers
and gently wipe away the dirt on the lens with the cloth,
you'll be able to do it well.

Mind Where You Store Them, Too

Lastly, there's one more thing to watch out for: where you store your glasses.
You also need to be careful about where you put them when they're not on your face.

A common pattern is taking your glasses off before a bath
and putting them back on after you get out.
Setting them down briefly in the changing room isn't a problem, but
eyeglasses don't do well in high-temperature places. If you carelessly leave them behind in the bathroom,
This can cause deterioration or deformation, so please be careful.
For the same reason, it's also not good to leave items in direct sunlight.
Also, depending on the material,
you should avoid leaving items in a car during the summer heat or in a sauna.

To avoid dozing off with your glasses still on while reading…
it's a good idea to…
put your glasses away in a case whenever you're not using them.

The IZIPIZI reading glasses featured this time
come with a dedicated felt case.
It's common to use reading glasses only briefly while reading a book
and then leave them somewhere and forget about them,
but if you always keep them in this felt case,
it's convenient both for carrying them around and for storing them.

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