Smoking Doubles Chances of Blindness

In the United Kingdom alone, 78,000 people die each year from smoking, while a large part live with diseases caused by tobacco, transmits Telegrafi.

Smoking is the biggest cause of lung cancer, but it can also cause other types of cancer.

In addition, smoking damages the heart, increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, and attacks on the heart or brain.

Above all, though, smokers seem to be twice as likely to lose their sight.

Tobacco contains more than 7,000 dangerous chemicals, which, according to experts, could cause uveitis A disease that causes inflammation of the middle layer of the eye.

If not treated, uveitis- can get into more serious diseases like cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and blindness.