During a pandemic, glasses from viruses are just as necessary a piece of equipment as are masks and gloves. It is important to remember that they must be medical, and not just protective - those that are designed for small chips when chopping wood or a spark from welding do not give the desired effect. We tell you how to choose the right accessory in the store or do it yourself.
What are virus protection glasses?
Among doctors, the most popular means of protection was and remains a shield. This variety of glasses completely covers the face, preventing the drops of aerosol released during coughing and sneezing from getting into the eyes and respiratory organs.
It costs only 250-300 rubles
You can wear diopter glasses under the shield.
He is reusable
To disinfect, just wipe with alcohol
The shield does not fit to the face, therefore, it may miss part of the viral particles
As you can see, the shield screen has only one drawback, but it is significant. For this reason, it is worn only in conjunction with a medical mask or respirator.
Often other types of glasses come across for sale - they have a more familiar shape for us. However, when choosing one of these models, it is important to pay attention to the lenses - they should tightly cover the face. Otherwise, the antiviral effect is lost.
There are also protective equipment in the form of masks consisting of an air duct and a helmet with a glass visor. A similar product can be called a respirator with glasses. It protects against coronavirus by 98–99% and can be used several times, but it looks very futuristic.
What is the difference between safety glasses?
Only a few companies around the world produce original medical glasses. Therefore, cheap analogues from the Aliexpress website have gained distribution - as a rule, they do not have a certificate confirming safety.
The first difference that literally catches your eye is the color of the lenses. He can be:
- transparent
- gray
- yellow;
- bronze;
- mirrored.
However, its color has little effect on the protective properties of the product. As well as the ability to transmit light.
Another difference is in the material from which the arches are made. It can be either hard plastic or something more like rubber. The second option simplifies the wearing of such glasses.
How to choose the best glasses from coronavirus?
First of all, you need to choose the size. Some companies produce different glasses for women and men, others launch products with universal parameters on the market.
When the size is determined, you should familiarize yourself with the technical specifications:
- Optical class. The higher - the better the visibility during prolonged wearing. Ideal if 1.
- Anti-glare effect. Thanks to him, his eyes get tired less.
- Adjustable temples. They allow you to "fit" glasses on the face of any shape and size.
- Fog coating. Prevents fogging of lenses.
- Scratch resistant coating. The key to durability of the product.
- The ability to adjust the level of lens tilt. It is necessary for effective work.
Any goggles from viruses can be worn over the usual, with diopters.
Is it possible to make safety glasses on my own?
Eyewear is optional. They are quite realistic to make at home. All that is needed is a transparent water bottle, an office knife, scissors, a hole punch and an elastic band. A mandatory requirement for a bottle is that it should be flat in the middle part, without any convex or concave patterns.
Completing of the work:
- You need to put the bottle on the table, remove the label from it, cut it with an office knife on the right and left sides.
- Scissors cut the bottle in parallel lines.
- Scissors round the edges of the resulting workpiece.
- Punch a few holes around the edges with a puncher.
- Insert the elastic through the side holes and secure it.
Such glasses sit tight enough and do not even impair visibility, but they must be used with caution.
PET bottles are not designed to look at the world around them, so they do not refract light as they should. At the earliest opportunity, it is worth buying real medical glasses.
Special glasses that fit tightly to the face and do not allow air to pass inside protect against coronavirus no less effectively than a mask. They do not allow particles of the virus to get on the mucous membrane of the eye and penetrate the body. Therefore, you can’t do without such an accessory when visiting clinics, supermarkets and other places of mass gathering of people. However, buying them is not necessary - you can do it yourself in a matter of minutes.