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