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Tue 01 Jan 2010Study shows smoking increases risk of age-related eye disease
IT’S NEVER too late to ditch cigarettes: giving up smoking, even in older age, could help protect your eyesight, according to new research.
The US study found that smoking increased the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among a cohort of women in their 80s.
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