Save more than money by stopping smoking

Independent optometrist Alex Gage is using the thirtieth anniversary of No Smoking Day on 13th March to highlight the eye health benefits of stopping smoking.

Alex said: “Smoking has long been associated with macular degeneration; a medical condition that can cause blindness. It is the most consistently established modifiable risk factor for macular degeneration. The risk of macular degeneration is two- to three-fold higher in current-smokers compared with never-smokers.” Public awareness about the risk of eye diseases associated with smoking is very low.