It is evident that cataracts and vision loss risk can be nearly double for smokers compared with non-smokers. Moreover, the clinical findings suggest that smokers develop cataracts at a younger age, and these cataracts progress at a faster rate among smokers than among non-cigarette smokers. Smoking is also associated with dry eye, uveitis, and diabetic retinopathy. Spreading awareness about the causative factors- like smoking- and their ill effects have been demonstrated to be very effective in reducing the socioeconomic burden of various non-communicable diseases.
However, it also one of the challenging strategies in prevention and management of these conditions. According to the expert ophthalmologists, adding images of ocular side effects to cigarette boxes could help reduce smoking. Source: Ocular Surgery News
