It's never too late to quit smoking and save your vision

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 12/30/2009 - 23:00

(University of California - Los Angeles) Need a little extra incentive to kick the habit?Just in time for New Year's resolutions, a UCLA study finds that even after age 80, smoking continues to increase one's risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in Americans over 65.

The American Journal of Ophthalmology publishes the findings in its January edition.


 

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