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What harm does smoking do?

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HannahGeorgee

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

When cigarette smoke is inhaled, thousands of chemicals get into your bloodstream and travel throughout your body. These chemicals cause damages to different parts of the body. Chemicals in cigarettes cause damage to the macula (the most sensitive part of the retina, the back of the eye). Tiny blood vessels can burst through the macula, leading to irreversible damage. According to the recent research, there is a strong association between smoking and a number of common eye diseases, including Graves' ophthalmopathy, age- related macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataract. Eventually, continuous smoking may perpetuate further damage and lead to permanent blindness.

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