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Glasses and risk of COVID-19 transmission - analysis of the Virus Watch Community Cohort study

2022-04-04

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<h4>Summary</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, can infect the eyes or pass into the nose via the nasolacrimal duct. The importance of transmission via the eyes is unknown but might plausibly be reduced in those who wear glasses. Previous studies have mainly focussed on protective eyewear in healthcare settings. <h4>Methods</h4> Participants from the Virus Watch prospective communit...

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Literature Corpus work: 79a42e1f-0da2-5e0c-bd69-2fb5d06a30d9
DOI: 10.1101/2022.03.29.22272997

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