Avoiding or quitting smoking, is one of the best investments you can
make for your long-term eye health.
Smoking, even in your teens or twenties, when your senior years seem far
away, increases your risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the future. The more a person
smokes, the higher the risks.
The good news is - that after people quit smoking, the risk factor for
these eye diseases becomes almost as low as a non-smoker.
Smoking also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases that
indirectly influence your eyes’ health. Tobacco smoke, including second-hand
smoke, is an irritant that aggravates dry eyes, a very uncomfortable eye
condition that is most common in women after menopause.
Smoking increases the risk of serious vision loss in people who also
suffer with other eye diseases. When women smoke during pregnancy they are more
likely to give birth prematurely, putting their babies at higher risk for a
potentially blinding disease called retinopathy of
prematurity as well as other health problems.
By Antonios (QualityEyes Contact Lenses)
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