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True, but the things they talk about sure make them geeks!

Mythbusted – people who wear glasses aren’t geeks

Media Release, Wednesday 26 March 2008

Latest research into myopia or shortsightedness reveals that people who wear glasses are not stereotypical geeks or nerds.

“We have literally busted the myth that people who wear glasses are introverted or have particular personality characteristics. They are more likely to be agreeable and open, rather than closed and introverted,” said A/Prof Paul Baird of the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Eye Research Australia.

Geeks!