Glasses-Wearers Are Three Times Less Likely to Catch COVID-19, Study Says

Glasses-Wearers Are Three
Times Less Likely to Catch
COVID-19, Study Says.
A study from India has found evidence
that people who wear glasses are less likely
to become infected with COVID-19. .
The non-peer reviewed study was
published on medRxiv and involved 304 men
and women between the ages of 10 and 80.
These individuals, who had all reported COVID-19
symptoms, were studied by researchers over the
course of two weeks in the summer of 2020. .
They found that among the participants,
only 19 percent wore glasses most of the time.
Participants were observed touching
their faces up to 23 times per hour.
They were also observed touching their eyes
an average of three times per hour. .
The researchers concluded that those who wore
glasses were less likely to rub their eyes and therefore less at risk of contracting COVID-19. .
Touching and rubbing of the eyes with
contaminated hands may be a significant
route of infection … Long term use of
spectacles may prevent repeated
touching and rubbing of the eyes. , Researchers, via ‘Independent’