27.02.2022

Smokers more frequently suffer from hearing and vision loss

-    Smoking causes many eye diseases that can lead to irreversible loss of vision if left untreated.

-    Smokers are much more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration – a condition that leads to irreversible vision loss – as compared to non-smokers.

-    Smokers also have a higher risk of developing cataracts – the clouding of the eye’s lenses as a result of which the ability of the eye to perceive light rays is reduced. Cataracts cause vision to deteriorate, and surgery is the only way to restore vision.

-    Some data show that smoking also causes glaucoma – a condition that leads to increased intraocular pressure and may lead to vision deterioration.

-    Adult smokers are more likely to suffer from hearing loss.