{"id":13192,"date":"2014-01-09T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T15:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alfredoferrer.com\/?p=13192"},"modified":"2024-12-03T20:44:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:44:54","slug":"smoking-associated-with-cataract-risk-and-other-severe-ocular-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfredoferrer.com\/en\/smoking-associated-with-cataract-risk-and-other-severe-ocular-diseases\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking Associated with Cataract Risk and other Severe Ocular Diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Smoking has been associated with a number of common and severe ocular diseases, such as cataract, macular degeneration, ocular inflammation and others, due to oxidative stress.<\/p>\n

The WHO has estimated that smoking is one of the leading causes of visual impairment world wide, responsible for more tan 50% of world blindness.<\/p>\n

Surgery is the only effective treatment available at present.<\/p>\n

Preventing cataract has therefore a substantial and public health effect, with smoking as a major modifiable risk.<\/p>\n

Smoking cessation seems to reduce the risk of cataract surgery, although the risk persists for decades.<\/p>\n

These findings emphasize the importance of smoking cessation and of eye regular check-ups by a specialist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2011;22(6):477-482.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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