According to a new study of long-term smokers or those who smoked in large quantities in the long term is more likely to develop AMD than people who do not smoke. The development of this disease in smokers is also generally faster than non-smokers.
AMD is an eye disease that is quite common in the elderly due to damage to the central part of the retina. Blindness usually occurs in people over the age of 50 years.
Dr. Neil Bressler, eye health experts from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said this study reinforces the idea that says that smoking is one of the factors that exacerbate the risk of AMD.
