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Manufacturer guidance on frame cleaning
Advice on cleaning and disinfecting frames may vary depending on frame material. This page brings together information from manufacturers which applies to their frames.
- Charmant advice on eyewear cleaning
- Continental eyewear – how to clean eyewear
- De Rigo eyewear sanitation guidelines
- Eyespace
- GIFO (Association of the optical industry and manufacturers in France) recommendations for cleaning and disinfecting eyewear
- International Eyewear’s Frame Cleaning Guide and further details and recommendations on frame cleaning, frame safety
- Luxottica eyewear sanitation guidelines
- Safilo frame cleaning advice
- Silhouette guide to frame and lens care and taking care of Silhouette frames and lenses
- Stepper sterilisation advice
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If you would like to add links to manufacturer recommendations on frame cleaning, please email general@abdo.org.uk
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This is not an exhaustive list of manufacturers – please email general@abdo.org.uk to add further resources to the list.
Please note, advice and guidelines from companies are not endorsed by ABDO.