Macular Degeneration Research & the High Risk of Smoking
Macular degeneration research studies from around the globe all agree that smoking is one of the highest avoidable risk factors in age related blindness.
Results vary slightly between countries, age groups, gender and genetic groupings but there is a consensus view that current smokers have a higher risk of developing macular degeneration eye disease than non smokers.
The risk factor ranges from two to four times more likely to develop the disease if you smoke.
When you stop smoking your risk decreases in the first few years by 5-10%. The risk keeps dropping by approximately 5% for every five years after quitting.
But overall, macular degeneration research found past smokers are still at greater risk than people who have never smoked.
And the older you get the more the risk of AMD will increase, especially for smokers or recent smokers.
The moral to this story is that if you are young, or even youngish, do yourself a huge favor and stop smoking absolutely as soon as possible. There’s no doubt the quicker you quit the more years you’ll have to reduce your vulnerability to macular degeneration eye disease as well as other eye problems and ill health in general.
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