Glasses-wearing people are better protected from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Sunday Telegraph reported, citing a study by Indian scientists.

The study authors surveyed 304 COVID-19 patients and found that 19% of them wear glasses most of the time. This prompted scientists to conclude that those who wear glasses for 8 hours a day are less likely to contract the coronavirus.

According to experts, people who wear glasses touch their eyes less. A person has a habit of touching his face on average 23 times per hour, and during the same period of time, he touches eyes about three times, while glasses reduce the frequency of such contacts.

Thus, glasses may be a protective factor that reduces the risk of transmission of the virus through mucous membranes.