It’s Never Too Late To Quit Smoking And Save Your Vision, Finds Study Of AMD In Elderly Women

Need a modest extra incentive to kick the habit? Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, a UCLA study finds that even after age 80, smoking continues to boost one’s risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in Americans over 65. The American Journal of Ophthalmology publishes the findings in its January edition…

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