Those who wear glasses are less likely to get COVID, says study

Can wearing glasses protect against COVID-19? A news study suggests that the answer is yes. (WKMG)

The study, conducted in India, found that people who wear glasses are three times less likely to catch the virus because they are less likely to touch their eyes, WABC-TV reported.

The study, conducted last summer at Kanpur Dehat, involved 304 patients, aged 10 to 80 years.

The researchers noted that COVID-19 infection with the eyes is extremely rare, but they said that droplets of the virus can easily go from the eyes to the nose or mouth, WABC-TV reported.

A previous study in China found that 5% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 wore glasses, while about 30% of the population wears glasses.