26 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know Could Be Damaging To Your Eye Health

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20. Smoking

Source: https://www.bandt.com.au/

You don’t need to be told that smoking is incredibly hazardous to your health. But more than affecting your lungs and being one of the number one reasons for preventable deaths in America, smoking can also have severe effects on eye health. People that smoke increase their chances of contracting cataracts, or the ‘clouding of the eye’s natural lens.’ It also increases age-related macular degeneration, which causes “blind spots” within the vision, as well as causing Uveitis, or the ‘inflammation of the eye’s middle layer.’