Smoke gets in your eyes. Smoking triples the risk of developing macular degeneration, a serious eye disease, which is the primary cause of vision loss in older Americans. Reducing or eliminating the habit of smoking and tobacco use can reduce the risk of vision loss. Cigarette smoking also increases the risk of developing cataracts. If you have diabetes, hypertension or heart disease, smoking can increase complications related to these diseases.
Smoking also increases the risk for a stroke.
Smoking is responsible for more than 400,000 deaths in the United States each year. Smoking is a known cause of cancer, heart disease, and stroke. And, many smoking related illnesses seriously degrade the quality of life of those who suffer from them. The risk of developing smoking-related illnesses increases with the number of cigarettes that you smoke and the length of time that you smoke. Second hand smoke can also affect nonsmokers, especially children.