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One of the ways in which the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is transmitted is through contact with respiratory droplets that an infected person emits when he/she coughs, sneezes, or talks.

These droplets can enter your body when inhaled through your nose and mouth, but it can also enter through your eyes.

You can also get infected by touching tables, door knobs, or gadgets that have the COVID-19 virus and then touching your eyes, as narrated in the Department of Health's informative video about COVID-19.

Hence, it's crucial to wear protection for your eyes in order to avoid getting infected with COVID-19.

Many people opt to wear goggles and face shields or protective masks to keep themselves safe from COVID-19, especially our medical frontliners.

A medical professional wears goggles and a face shield / @nycoleog (IG)

But in the absence of such protection for the eyes--and if you need graded lenses to see clearly--which is better to wear, prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses?

A man wearing a contact lens / @andrea-bova-1169228 (Pexels)

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) recommends wearing prescription eyeglasses instead of contact lenses, in order to better protect yourself from COVID-19.

It's better to wear eyeglasses during the COVID-19 pandemic according to AAO / @iulian-silviu-din-1620549 (Pexels)

Those who wear contact lenses tend to touch their eyes more often, thus creating more opportunity for the virus to infect them.

But if you can't avoid wearing contact lens, the AAO advises that you make sure your hands are clean before touching your eyes, most especially your fingertips.

Here's the full report about this on 24 Oras Weekend:

For more news on the Coronavirus Disease pandemic, go to GMA Network's COVID-19 page.

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