We have strongly
recommended that patients stop smoking and even avoid second hand smoke as we
have reviewed the studies demonstrating the increased risk of Age Related
Macular Degeneration (AMD), Cataracts, Diabetic Retinopathy, Dry Eye and even
Optic Nerve Damage among those who smoked. This is in addition to full range of
cardiovascular problems. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently proposed new warning labels
for cigarettes and cigarette advertising in which two of the FDA's 13 new
proposed cigarette warning labels feature effects of smoking that are linked to
eyes and vision. These two new warnings focus on the leading causes of
blindness in the United States-Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and
Cataracts! Our message to patients remains strong-If you are a smoker-STOP! If
you are not a smoker-DON”T START!
If you or
someone you know has been a smoker or is around smokers it would be important
to schedule an eye exam at D’Ambrosio Eye Care at 800-325-3937, visit D’Ambrosio Eye Care, or
facebook.com/dambrosioeyecare so that we can help.
D'Ambrosio Eye Care provides eye care for patients throughout greater Boston, central and western Massachusetts with office locations at 479 Old Union Turnpike, Lancaster, Massachusetts 01523, 865 Merriam Avenue, Suite 119, Leominster, Massachusetts 01453, 100 Powder Mill Road, Acton, Massachusetts 01720, 413 Main Street, Athol, Massachusetts 01331. 74 Main Street, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440 and 255 Park Avenue, Suite 606, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609.
