Patients' perceptions of visual impairment associated with smoking: A cross-sectional study of a United Kingdom tertiary eye centre.
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Peer-reviewed
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Baker, Diya https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0582-4450
Akpenyi, Onyinye
Shahzad, Haris https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9165-3095
Mellington, Faye
Abstract
Smoking is a well-established risk factor for several eye disorders including cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. While many individuals are informed of the various adverse health effects, there is limited research into patients' awareness of the relationship between smoking and eye disease and the potential impact this might have on reducing smoking behaviour. Our findings document the low level of awareness of the risk of blindness from smoking at a tertiary eye unit in the United Kingdom and highlight the need for increased involvement from eye care professionals, alongside health campaigns to educate the public of this consequence of smoking.
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Preventive medicine/screening, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, lens/cataract, orbital disease, retina, retinopathy of prematurity, socioeconomics and education in medicine/ophthalmology, thyroid eye disease, uveitis, Blindness, Cataract, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Prevalence, Smoking, United Kingdom, Vision, Low
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Eur J Ophthalmol
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1120-6721
1724-6016
1724-6016
Volume Title
32
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SAGE Publications