Researchers from China found that COVID-19 patients were five times less likely to have frames than the general population. Thirty patients wore eyeglasses (10.9 percent), including 16 cases of nearsightedness and 14 cases of farsightedness. None of those diagnosed with the virus wore contact lenses or had undergone refractive surgery to correct their vision. This means that the general population is 5.4 times more likely to wear eyeglasses daily than those diagnosed with coronavirus. 'For daily wearers of eyeglasses, who usually wear eyeglasses on social occasions, wearing eyeglasses may become a protective factor, reducing the risk of virus transfer to the eyes and leading to long-term daily wearers of eyeglasses being rarely infected with COVID- 19.'

Source: Daily Mail September 16, 2020 17:02 UTC