Corrected entry: In the girls bathroom, Mourning Myrtle tells Harry how she died by seeing the snake's eyes by the sink. How would she have died if she was wearing glasses? She would've only been "petrified".
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Correction: Not true. All people who only were "petrified" saw the basilisk in a reflection, not only through glass (Hermione in the mirror, the cat in the water on the floor, Colin through his reflex camera). Glasses alone don't seem to be enough as a protection.] [Actually, Justin didn't see a reflection, he saw the basalisk through Nearly Headless Nick. The difference is that looking through a ghost will distort the image, but glasses are specifically designed to make the image more clearly.
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This was also confirmed by JK Rowling when she was asked. She said glasses do not protect you as she also pointed out glasses are designed to make an image more clear to someone who cannot see which would show Myrtle directly was she was looking at. If anything, I actually would wonder if someone with bad eyesight might be saved if they were *not* wearing their glasses and couldn't properly see it.
I'd say it's simply she didn't have her glasses on, just with her. She went into the stall to cry after being bullied. They could have very well been off when she walked out of the stall.