Eye warning call for cigarettes
I can only say "I told you so."
Experts are calling for cigarette packets to carry a warning that smoking can cause blindness.
The move comes as new evidence suggests smoking - and passive smoking - can cause age-related macular degeneration - the UK's leading cause of blindness.
The, as yet, unpublished European Eye Study of 5,000 AMD patients in the EU found 27% had disease that was directly attributable to smoking.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists said urgent action was needed.
Source: BBC News
Experts are calling for cigarette packets to carry a warning that smoking can cause blindness.
The move comes as new evidence suggests smoking - and passive smoking - can cause age-related macular degeneration - the UK's leading cause of blindness.
The, as yet, unpublished European Eye Study of 5,000 AMD patients in the EU found 27% had disease that was directly attributable to smoking.
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists said urgent action was needed.
Source: BBC News
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