Released on = August 31, 2006, 10:31 am

Press Release Author = Tony James

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Most people are not aware of this fact or choose to ignore
it but smoking can be very damaging to your eyes. The chemicals from cigarettes can
cause inflammation of the conjunctiva, causing your eyes to be irritated, and
turning red.

Press Release Body = Most people are not aware of this fact or choose to ignore it
but smoking can be very damaging to your eyes. The chemicals from cigarettes can
cause inflammation of the conjunctiva, causing your eyes to be irritated, and
turning red.
Studies have indicated that a correlation between smoking and a development of
cataracts. Smoking is also found to be related to eye diseases such as age-related
macular degeneration.
Although the causes are not understood fully, most researchers believe that smoking
is a preventable factor. Evidence have found that approximately a quarter of cases
of the disease is also link to past or current smoking habits.
Smoking can also cause the constriction of blood vessels which related to the rising
inner eye pressure or intraocular pressure can lead to glaucoma causing optic nerve
damage.
Another study also showed a strong correlation between smoking and poor nutrition to
optic nerve damage. The most common smoking related damage to the eye is age related
macular degeneration, which is the severe permanent loss of central vision. Smoking
is also associated to other diseases such as nuclear cataract and thyroid eye
disease.
The chemicals from cigarettes that you smoke travels to your entire body through
your bloodstream. These chemicals can damage to the macula which is the most
sensitive part of your retina. There is a possibility of tiny blood vessels which
can burst through the macula causing permanent damage, or may also cause the cells
of macula to slowly die leading to the loss of vision and eyesight.
When this happens the damage is permanent even laser treatment cannot cure this
because the macula is very sensitive part of your retina. There is a new treatment
called photodynamic therapy (PDT) which may reduce the damage of vision loss, but
most of the people with macular degeneration will not be able to be treated.
By not smoking, you will reduce your chances and risk of getting this disease. Bear
in mind that the eye is very sensitive and once it is damaged, the damage is
irreversible.
Tony James is an ex-smoker for 15 years and is currently helping smokers to quit
smoking with ease without the discomfort of cravings or withdrawal symptoms.

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