Anti-Bacterial Glasses

Did you know that our eyeglasses (the lenses and the frame) can potentially transfer viruses, such as COVID-19, to our eyes, nose, and mouth? This is because viruses as well as bacteria are easily transferred from our surroundings to our hands and then from our hands to our glasses.   Some recent research found that 95% of the frames from prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses tested were contaminated with high levels of bacteria.

The danger is even higher for people with presbyopia, age-related farsightedness that generally affects those aged 40 and above. Presbyopes who wear reading glasses tend to put them on and take them off several times throughout the day. What's more worrisome is that this age group is at higher risk for more serious complications from COVID-19.

As an innovative manufacturer of eyeglasses, Greenest are also trying to help with anti-bacterial solutions on spectacles. After months of trials, we have succeeded in developing innovative anti-bacterial frames and introduce them to the market.

The Mechanism

By adding a special anti-bacterial additive into Greenest frames, we ensure our frames are endowed with a high-level of anti-bacterial effect. During the lifetime of Greenest frames, the anti-bacterial ions from the additive are gradually released to form a firm barrier against viruses and bacteria.

These ions have an ability to strongly bind to cellular enzyme of microbes and inhibit enzyme activity of cell wall, membrane, and nucleic acids. In a word, as microbes charged with minus on their surface, the ions that have plus are drawn toward microbes, and disturb their electric balance, so that microbes are burst their cell wall and extinguished.