Do glasses make you less susceptible to the coronavirus? It seems if we are to believe this research.
A small-scale Chinese study shows that spectacle wearers are less likely to be infected by the corona virus. For example, a Chinese doctor noticed that there were few glasses wearers in the covid-19 department of his hospital. His own research showed that only 6 percent of patients who were nursed before corona wear glasses, while in the region there are 30 percent of the population who wear glasses.
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It is not yet entirely clear how this happens. Glasses may act as a barrier against aerosols (tiny drops) or glasses wearers may be less likely to rub their eyes with their hands. Further research is therefore still needed.
