Saturday, 7 September 2013

Smoking and Eye Health

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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