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Bilateral age-related macular degeneration

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Cigarette smoking

upin humans1OR 5.1

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  1. Cigarette smoking raises the risk of bilateral age-related macular degeneration in humans (OR 5.1, 95% CI 1.3-20.0).

    “those with bilateral AMD were more likely to have a history of heavy smoking in the previous 25 years (OR, 5.1; 95% CI, 1.3-20.0).”

    Humansheavy smoking in previous 25 years

    Cigarette smoking and age-related macular degeneration in the EUREYE Study

    Ophthalmology6 Mar 2007

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