Approximately half a million Australians are blind or vision impaired. Some 80% of vision loss is caused by just five conditions: age-related macular degeneration, cataract, refractive error, diabetes related retinopathy and glaucoma.
Glaucoma is sometimes referred to as the “sneak thief” of sight because it gradually and permanently destroys side vision, often without being noticed.
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With around 135 million people worldwide wearing contact lenses, it’s certainly become a very popular way of correcting a variety of vision impairment problems.
Of course, contact lenses are not all the same; they differ not only with regard to the prescription needs of the wearer, but they can also be made of different materials...
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We all know that smoking is a major risk factor for many diseases including heart and blood vessel disease, osteoporosis and various cancers.
Perhaps less well known is the fact that smoking causes blindness. Smokers and people who have smoked are three times more likely to develop macular degeneration.
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