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...