Eyeglass pillows

October 19, 2020 6:32 PM

I've seen a few contoured foam pillows that have a cutout space so that you can lie on your side and read while wearing glasses. (Ex: 1, 2.) This is a thing I would like to do but have trouble doing, at least with my current glasses and regular pillows. Have you tried these special pillows? Do they work? Is there something I'm not thinking of that makes them less awesome than they sound?
posted by needs more cowbell to Home & Garden (2 answers total)

Optician friends of mine tend to take one arm off their "spare" pair so they can lie on the side with no arm!
posted by london explorer girl at 2:14 AM on October 20, 2020 [1 favorite]

Having broken more pairs of eyeglasses than I can remember while in bed reading, I tried a similar pillow for eyeglasses. Broke my glasses.

I just use an old pair of glasses when reading in bed. london explorer girl's suggestion is great, going to try it.
posted by james33 at 7:01 AM on October 22, 2020