The risks of smoking to eye health are vastly under-reported, with public knowledge very low compared with conditions like heart disease and lung cancer. Our latest infographic focuses on how much more at risk smokers are of developing macular degeneration.
Key findings include:
- Smokers are three times more likely to develop all forms of Age-related macular degeneration
- Smoking can lead to AMD developing 10 years earlier, on average
- Oxidative stress is caused by smoking, amongst other factors
- 82% of non-smokers suffer from eye irritation as a result of passive smoking
- 49% of people in the UK haven’t heard of AMD
- Only 1 in 3 optometrists advise their patients about quitting smoking
- Only 15% of smokers have concerns about eye health
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