Friday | May 11, 2007 | 8:53 AM
How to Degrease Spectacles

You know, short of a Sharper Image Automatic Eyeglass Cleaner, nothing will get the lenses of one’s eyeglasses cleaner than standard dish soap. For some time I’ve used the standard glycerin-based liquid soap in my bathroom, or the bar of Dove I keep in the shower, for purposes of lens-cleaning, but my glasses were always left somewhat fogged or streaky. But dish soap works beautifully. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize this. The sheeting action even keeps them streak-free, for a time.