Quitting Smoking May Lower Long-Term Cataract Risk | OphthalmologyWeb: The Ultimate Online Resource for Ophthalmologists

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

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- Smoking raises the risk of developing cataracts, but quitting may turn that around over time, according to a new study from Sweden.

The following is a photograph after fluorescein staining of a 40 year old patient with complaints of gritty sensation OU for the past several months. All of the following might be expected except:
1. increased tear break-up time
2. decreased tear meniscus
3. 5mm Schirmer test
4. filamentary keratitis
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