New paper: Face masks impede vision
…as I’ve been saying.
New paper shows face masks impede vision.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC8118245/
…as I have been saying since July 2020.
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Masks prevent wearers from seeing down, a view that includes their own bodies and floor in the periphery.
Accordingly, face masks raise the risk of physical injury from falls etc.
Among many other risks, these injuries must be factored in.
…including my first Covid-season Moment video.
My friend's elderly mom LOVES masks and actually fell last winter and broke her ankle from the fall - and she explicitly said it was because she was wearing a mask and couldn't see well. But she still loves masks and doubles up on masks AND wears a face shield AND goggles when she has to travel in public...
And you live in a warm climate. Try wearing glasses and a mask in the winter. Even if you only put the mask on when you enter the building, your glasses fog up and stay that way for several minutes.