If you wear that, you are less likely to catch Covid, says a new study
This can provide additional protection against coronavirus.
According to a new study, people who wear glasses are up to three times less likely to contractCOVID-19 [Feminine.It could be because the carriers rub their eyes less, say the researchers behind the report,which was published earlier this month on the pre-printed siteMedrxiv. Read on and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
People who wear glasses at least eight hours a day were less likely to catch Covid
In the study, researchers at an India hospital interviewed 304 hospitalized people for COVID-19 on their goggles, then compared to the number of people who wear glasses in the general population. They concluded that people with glasses "for a long period of time" (meaning at least eight hours a day) were two to three times less likely to catch coronavirus.
"Touching and rub with contaminated hands can be an important path of infection" For Coronavirus, the authors wrote, noting that people touch their faces 23 times per hour on average and their eyes three times per hour.
They also noted that mask campaigns do nothing for the eyes. "The conjunctival mucosa can be the initial infection site because it is directly exposed to external pathogens, "he said.
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Another study accepts that glasses can be protective
A study published last year in the newspaperJama OphthalmologyAlso concluded that carriers may be less likely to contract coronavirus. This study revealed that only 6% of CIVID-19 patients in a Chinese hospital wore glasses.
The authors of the new study noted that he had limitations: the size of the sample was small and conducted in a short time (two weeks during this summer). Observation studies are intrinsically limited because their conclusions may not extend to the wider population.
So, should you start to wear eye protection to prevent Covid? The experts do not recommend it yet.
"It's a provocative and fascinating study. But in the scheme of things, it is a small part of the population. We would need a much larger study before making conclusions about the question of knowing If the glasses really mean that people touch the eyes less often. And therefore diminishing infection rates, "said Dr. Thomas Steinemann, an ophthalmologist and a clinical spokesman of the American Academy of Ophhthalmology.
The CDC does not yet indicate that Americans wear glasses or face shields to protect against COVID-19;their websiteContinues to recommend the port of mask, social distancing, frequent hand washing as the best way to protect yourself from coronavirus.
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How to survive this pandemic
As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing and spread-Covid-19 in the first place:Carry a face maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
