Can wearing glasses lower your risk of COVID-19 infection? Emerging evidence from a Chinese study points to a possible link.
This small-scale research highlights that glasses wearers may be less susceptible to the virus. A doctor treating COVID-19 patients noticed very few wore spectacles. His analysis found just 6% of those requiring care had glasses, compared to 30% in the local population.
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The mechanism isn't fully clear. Glasses could block aerosols—tiny respiratory droplets—or discourage eye rubbing. Larger studies are needed to validate these observations.
