Quit Smoking To Cut Cataract Risk

As 2014 began, Mary Elizabeth Dallas, a HealthDay Reporter reported on WebMD News about a new study which showed that quitting smoking may cut cataract risk.

Researchers in Sweden found that middle-aged men who smoked at least 15 cigarettes per day could lower their risk for cataracts over the course of two decades if they quit smoking.

Dr. Birgitta Ejdervik Lindblad, of Orebro University Hospital, and colleagues concluded in their report that "Smoking cessation may decrease the risk of cataract, but the risk among former smokers persists for decades. Since smoking is also related to other [eye] diseases, strategies to prevent smoking and promote smoking cessation are important, and eye care professionals should encourage people to stop smoking,”.

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