Heading in for cataract surgery tomorrow. Wouldn't mind a thought or two for a happy outcome. I know these procedures are pretty common, but I know the power of this place and just wanted you all in my back pocket. i wonder if I hadn't smoked all those years whether I'd need the surgery this soon. Something to think about all you quitter's who are still on the fence.
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12/20 Just got home. Seems to have gone well. Won't know 'til I can see. Everything's a blur at the moment. Gonna crash. A little woozy. Talk later. Had you in my pocket on a piece of paper and read your names to myself while in the little room. Felt the love! Later ♥
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https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/tobacco_control/smoking_can_lead_to_vision_loss_or_blindness.ht...
Eye Disease and Smoking:
Studies show smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy and Dry Eye Syndrome.
- Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
- One way to reduce the risk of developing AMD is by NOT smoking. Smokers are three to four times more likely to develop AMD than nonsmokers. Nonsmokers living with smokers almost double their risk of developing AMD.
- Cataract
- Heavy smokers (15 cigarettes/day or more) have up to three times the risk of cataract as nonsmokers.
- Glaucoma
- There is a strong link between smoking and high blood pressure, cataracts and diabetes all of which are risk factors for glaucoma.
- Diabetic Retinopathy
- Smoking can increase your chances of getting diabetes. It can also make managing diabetes more difficult for those who already have it. Complications of diabetes made worse by smoking include retinopathy, heart disease, stroke, vascular disease, kidney disease, nerve damage, foot problems and many others.
- Dry Eye Syndrome
- Dry Eye Syndrome is more than twice as likely to impact smokers as non-smokers.
