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Old Wed Nov 04, 2009, 05:22pm
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Advice on foggy eyeglasses

This is my second year as a football official and I need to wear eyeglasses while working games. I have a problem with my glasses fogging up on humid or some rainy days. Was wondering if anyone knows of any antifogging solution they may have used that works to clear up this problem.
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Old Wed Nov 04, 2009, 05:25pm
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LASIK....that was my solution, and I love it. :-)
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Old Wed Nov 04, 2009, 07:25pm
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Cat Crap- Dick's was supposed to have it but my nearest one did not. I bought a can at REI, its about $4.50.

If you live in a large enough area that has a swimmer's supply shop, they probably carry items that they use on goggles.
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Old Wed Nov 04, 2009, 07:48pm
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I used rubbing alcohol. Once when out of that, used Listerine. (I don't wear glasses anymore.)
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Old Thu Nov 05, 2009, 10:10am
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Contacts I've never had them fog up.
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Old Mon Nov 16, 2009, 11:55pm
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A fellow umpire who was on my crew for Mich LL state finals a couple of years ago used some sort of bees wax product on his glasses, but I don't remember the name of the product. Maybe that might help you direct your search. Sorry I can't provide more information.
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Old Wed Nov 18, 2009, 11:03am
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I also use a Cat Crap, which I got at Dick's. You might also ask your local eye doctor / vision center for something.
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Old Wed Nov 18, 2009, 11:16am
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How to Make Your Own Anti-Fog Glass and Windshield Spray | eHow.com
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Old Wed Nov 18, 2009, 11:47am
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McNett Sea Gold Anti-Fog Gel - 1.25 fl oz | Pelican Store
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Old Fri Nov 20, 2009, 01:01pm
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Contacts
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Old Fri Nov 20, 2009, 01:25pm
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Contacts work for me. I wear the Focus Daily Brand and I mainly wear them for officiating.

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Old Fri Nov 20, 2009, 01:55pm
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I do the same thing, JRut. I wear daily wear lenses that I can get about two games of wear out of and I only wear them for officiating.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2009, 01:00pm
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I shave in the morning in the shower. The mirror fogs up. I wipe shaving cream on it and rinse it off. No more fog.

I wear goggles when I umpire. They fog up. I wash them with shaving cream. They don’t fog up.

As for me contacts and/or laser surgery are not a solution, contacts never correct your vision to 100% (NEVER, it is simply the way it is) and laser surgery does not remove the need for glasses (just different glassses, so if I'm going to have to by different glasses after the surgery, why not just stick with the ones I have now?).
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2009, 01:39pm
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contacts never correct your vision to 100% (NEVER, it is simply the way it is)
This may be your experience but in general that is simply not true and in fact, contacts actually greatly improve the wearer's peripheral vision compared to glasses.

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and laser surgery does not remove the need for glasses
In many/most(?) cases it does.
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Old Mon Nov 23, 2009, 02:01pm
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I have better vision with my contacts than with my glasses. As for the OP, what about Rain-X?
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