Do Your Eyeglasses Get Foggy While Wearing a Mask? Some Solutions... Masks are a crucial way to decrease the spread of COVID-19 , but these mouth-and-nose coverings cause a few nuisances , including fogged-up eyeglasses . When it's cold , your breath puffing up through the top of the mask clouds the lenses , especially when you go from the chilly outside to the warmer indoors and the mask isn't tight around your face . But there are other options , including antifog lens coatings , sprays and wipes . DIY techniques The tissue will absorb the warm , moist air , preventing it from reaching your glasses . Also , make sure the top of your mask is tight and the bottom looser , to help direct your exhaled breath away from your eyes . The Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England published an article in 2011 that offered a simple method to prevent fogging , suggesting that , just before wearing a face mask , people wash their spectacles with soa...