Los Angeles, one more reason to consider smokers to immediately stop the habit of smoking. Researchers found an association between smoking and blindness. Cigarette could actually increase the risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) or blindness in old age.
The results of the study led by Dr Anne Coleman, a professor of ophthalmology of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
AMD disease causes diffuse and dark eyes until finally the ability to read, drive and recognize people to be reduced and even disappeared. Disease affecting the macula (the core of the retina) is very progressive and lower quality of life.
Smoking is the second factor is most at risk in addition to causing AMD first factor that can not be prevented, which is aging.
The results of the study led by Dr Anne Coleman, a professor of ophthalmology of the Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) was published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
AMD disease causes diffuse and dark eyes until finally the ability to read, drive and recognize people to be reduced and even disappeared. Disease affecting the macula (the core of the retina) is very progressive and lower quality of life.
Smoking is the second factor is most at risk in addition to causing AMD first factor that can not be prevented, which is aging.
In his study, Coleman link between the influence of smoking on the risk of AMD in the future. A total of 2000 women and men aged 78 to 83 years kebiasaanya surveyed about smoking and being asked to do tests to determine the risk of AMD's disease.
The result is, overall the smokers have a risk of AMD's 11 percent higher than participants who did not smoke at the same age. Special participants over the age of 80 years, the disease tends to develop AMD 5.5-fold higher in participants who had a habit of smoking.
"Cigarette shown to increase the risk of AMD. The existence of these recommendations should be a concern for smokers to quit smoking immediately, even though older smokers," said Coleman, as quoted from Medicalnewstoday.
The result is, overall the smokers have a risk of AMD's 11 percent higher than participants who did not smoke at the same age. Special participants over the age of 80 years, the disease tends to develop AMD 5.5-fold higher in participants who had a habit of smoking.
"Cigarette shown to increase the risk of AMD. The existence of these recommendations should be a concern for smokers to quit smoking immediately, even though older smokers," said Coleman, as quoted from Medicalnewstoday.
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