New research shows that universal accessories already worn by millions of people can reduce the wearer’s chance of contracting COVID-19 by three times.
Although the use of masks has been found to reduce the risk of spreading or contracting COVID-19 through the nose and mouth, there are few studies on how to prevent the virus from entering through human eyes.
However, a recent study found that people who wear glasses for at least 8 hours a day are two to three times more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than people who don’t wear glasses.
The same level of protection also applies to people who wear sunglasses when outdoors.
Glasses can provide some physical protection to prevent the virus from spreading through saliva or mucus in the air, but the real reason why people who wear glasses are not susceptible to COVID-1
The lead researcher of the study is India’s Amit Kumar Saxena (Amit Kumar Saxena). To read the full research report, please visit medrxiv.org.
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