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    Do contact lenses up your risk of COVID-19?

    If we're not supposed to touch our face because of COVID-19, does that mean we should stop using contact lenses and switch to glasses? An expert weighs in.
    by Patti Verbanas-Rutgers Apr 15, 2020 0 minutes
    A young woman puts in her contact lenses in front of the mirror

    If you’re not supposed to touch your face, should people who wear contact lens shift to glasses during the COVID-19 pandemic?

    Here, David Chu, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, talks about contact lens safety precautions and how the coronavirus might affect your eyes:

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