If you wear contact lenses, it’s time to find a pair of glasses. Ophthalmologists are clear: to limit the spread of the virus, avoid wearing contact lenses.
This will avoid bringing your hands to your eyes, whose mucous membranes could be contaminated by the coronavirus, underlines the American Academy of Ophthalmology. People who use contact lenses may be more contagious, because you don’t necessarily wash your hands after putting on your lenses, underlines Thomas Steinenmann, clinician spokesperson for the Academy of Ophthalmology, quoted by CNN.
Glasses are also likely to slightly protect the mucous membrane of your eyes, which could be victims of particles in the air, for example by sneezing.
However, wearing glasses does not immunize you: the virus is mainly spread through the nose and mouth. “Theoretically, it is possible that the virus enters our body via the eyes. But we don’t have any evidence yet“, specifies Thomas Steinenmann.
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Chinese studies show that symptoms of conjunctivitis have been noted in 1% to 3% of patients with Covid-19. Conjunctivitis causes severe itching of the eyes, which could increase the infectivity of the virus, that is, its ability to spread. To limit the epidemic, each time you rub your eyes, it is necessary to wash your hands.
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