To examine the relationships of cigarette smoking, alcohol, and caffeine intakes to incidence of age-related cataracts five years later. Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption were associated with modestly increased risks of incident nuclear cataract over a five-year interval. To investigate the associations between alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, and cataract. Consistent with other studies, smoking was associated with a higher prevalence of nuclear and posterior subcapsular cataracts. Smoking and lens optical density.
Epidemiological evidence indicates that smoking increases the risk of age-related cataract.
No information is currently available, however, on the effects of smoking on the lens prior to cataract development. Our data indicate that smoking is directly related to age-related increases in lens OD throughout life and that these increases persist even after smoking cessation. Test the hypothesis that nicotine-induced nystagmus results in reduced ocular smooth performance and pupil diameter in tobacco smokers. Contrary to the hypothesis, tobacco smokers had a very small but significant improvement in left eye pursuit but no change in pupil diameter. Effects of tobacco smoking on the human pupil.