{"id":243681,"date":"2025-05-29T16:53:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miranza.es\/uncategorized\/el-tabaco-un-detonante-de-patologias-oculares\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:12:27","slug":"how-tobacco-affects-eyesight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/eye-wellness-blog\/how-tobacco-affects-eyesight\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobacco, a trigger for eye diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bfc4d8acc793d41e98dfaba132f29f6f\" style=\"color:#71cc98\"><strong>Smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although&nbsp;tobacco&nbsp;consumption has gradually&nbsp;decreased in recent&nbsp;decades, one in four&nbsp;people in Spain&nbsp;still&nbsp;smokes&nbsp;daily. Tobacco&nbsp;affects&nbsp;virtually&nbsp;every&nbsp;organ in the&nbsp;body, and the&nbsp;eyes are no exception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among&nbsp;the&nbsp;many&nbsp;substances&nbsp;found in tobacco, our&nbsp;specialists&nbsp;highlight&nbsp;carbon&nbsp;monoxide and nicotine as particularly&nbsp;harmful&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;eyes. Carbon&nbsp;monoxide reduces the&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;transport&nbsp;oxygen&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;eyes, weakening ocular tissues, while&nbsp;nicotine&nbsp;constricts&nbsp;the&nbsp;eye&#8217;s&nbsp;blood&nbsp;vessels, increasing&nbsp;the&nbsp;risk&nbsp;of&nbsp;developing&nbsp;serious&nbsp;vision&nbsp;problems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/our-team\/ophthalmological-specialists\/mariano-rodriguez-maqueda-en\/\"><u>Dr. Mariano Rodr<\/u><u>\u00ed<\/u><u>guez<\/u><\/a>, a retinal specialist at Miranza in C\u00e1diz and Jerez, warns&nbsp;that&nbsp;\u201cthe&nbsp;habit&nbsp;of&nbsp;smoking can lead to&nbsp;the&nbsp;development, progression, and severity&nbsp;of&nbsp;various&nbsp;eye&nbsp;diseases, so the&nbsp;best&nbsp;advice&nbsp;for&nbsp;protecting&nbsp;the&nbsp;eye&nbsp;health&nbsp;of&nbsp;smokers&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;avoid&nbsp;or, ideally, quit&nbsp;this&nbsp;habit&nbsp;altogether\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, tobacco use also&nbsp;contributes&nbsp;to premature skin aging&nbsp;by&nbsp;affecting&nbsp;the&nbsp;production&nbsp;of&nbsp;collagen and elastin. <a href=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/our-team\/ophthalmological-specialists\/constanza\/\"><u>Dr. Constanza Barran<\/u><u>c<\/u><u>os<\/u><\/a>, an&nbsp;oculoplastic and aesthetic&nbsp;eye&nbsp;specialist at <a href=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/our-eye-clinics\/miranza-ioa\/\"><u>Miranza<\/u><u> IOA<\/u><u>Madrid<\/u><\/a>, explains&nbsp;that&nbsp;\u201cthis&nbsp;decrease in essential skin components leads to&nbsp;the&nbsp;formation&nbsp;of&nbsp;wrinkles and sagging in the&nbsp;eyelid&nbsp;area, which, in more severe cases, can even&nbsp;impair&nbsp;vision\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"939\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Retina-con-degeneracion-macular-asociada-a-la-edad-DMAE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-242533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Retina-con-degeneracion-macular-asociada-a-la-edad-DMAE.jpg 939w, https:\/\/miranza.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Retina-con-degeneracion-macular-asociada-a-la-edad-DMAE-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/miranza.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Retina-con-degeneracion-macular-asociada-a-la-edad-DMAE-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-842d0f672a586732d22c6103c07f3e0f\" style=\"color:#71cc98\"><strong>4 eye diseases associated with tobacco use<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;specialists at Miranza&nbsp;refer&nbsp;to&nbsp;five&nbsp;vision&nbsp;problems&nbsp;that can be affected&nbsp;by&nbsp;tobacco use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Age-<\/strong><strong>Related<\/strong><strong> Macular <\/strong><strong>Degeneration<\/strong><strong> (AMD)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Tobacco&nbsp;increases&nbsp;the&nbsp;risk&nbsp;of&nbsp;developing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/pathologies\/amd\/\"><u>age-related<\/u><u> macul<\/u><u>a<\/u><u>r <\/u><u>degenera<\/u><u>t<\/u><u>ion<\/u><u> (AMD)<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;two&nbsp;to&nbsp;three times. This&nbsp;disease&nbsp;is&nbsp;considered&nbsp;the&nbsp;leading cause of&nbsp;blindness in people&nbsp;over 55 years&nbsp;old in developed&nbsp;countries. It&nbsp;damages&nbsp;the central part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the retina, where 90% of&nbsp;vision resides and visual acuity&nbsp;is&nbsp;sharpest and most precise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cataracts<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>People who&nbsp;smoke are twice as likely&nbsp;to&nbsp;develop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/treatments\/cataract-surgery\/\"><u>catar<\/u><u>a<\/u><u>cts<\/u><\/a>, a clouding&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;lens&nbsp;that&nbsp;blurs&nbsp;vision. Additionally, smoking&nbsp;accelerates&nbsp;its&nbsp;progression, leading&nbsp;to&nbsp;problems&nbsp;such as blurry&nbsp;vision, increased&nbsp;sensitivity&nbsp;to light, and difficulty&nbsp;distinguishing&nbsp;colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Diabetic Retinopathy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoking\u00a0worsens\u00a0the\u00a0complications\u00a0of diabetes, increasing\u00a0the\u00a0risk\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/pathologies\/diabetic-retinopathy\/\"><u>diabetic retinopathy<\/u><\/a>, a disease\u00a0that\u00a0damages\u00a0the\u00a0blood\u00a0vessels\u00a0of\u00a0the retina and can lead to\u00a0permanent\u00a0vision\u00a0loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dry Eye<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/miranza.es\/en\/pathologies\/dry-eye-syndrome\/\"><u>Dry eye syndrome<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is a condition\u00a0that\u00a0occurs\u00a0when\u00a0tears\u00a0cannot\u00a0adequately\u00a0lubricate\u00a0the\u00a0eye, causing\u00a0discomfort as well as visual problems and, in some cases, damage\u00a0to\u00a0the ocular surface\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0harm\u00a0the cornea and the\u00a0conjunctiva\u00a0or\u00a0the\u00a0membrane\u00a0that\u00a0covers\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0inner\u00a0surface\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0eyelid and the\u00a0eyeball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For&nbsp;smokers, tobacco&nbsp;is a risk factor because&nbsp;its&nbsp;substances&nbsp;irritate&nbsp;the&nbsp;eyes and accelerate&nbsp;tear&nbsp;evaporation, causing&nbsp;dryness, redness, and itching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c9906639a865fe8473e1a802a7ce0ca\" style=\"color:#71cc98\"><strong>The effects of tobacco during pregnancy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoking&nbsp;during&nbsp;pregnancy&nbsp;not&nbsp;only&nbsp;puts&nbsp;the&nbsp;mother&#8217;s&nbsp;health at risk&nbsp;but&nbsp;also&nbsp;that&nbsp;of&nbsp;her baby, who&nbsp;is up to&nbsp;five times more likely&nbsp;to&nbsp;develop&nbsp;bacterial meningitis, inflammation&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;tissues&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;the&nbsp;brain, which can cause eye&nbsp;infections as well as other&nbsp;vision&nbsp;problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, smoking&nbsp;during&nbsp;pregnancy&nbsp;significantly&nbsp;increases&nbsp;the&nbsp;risk&nbsp;of premature birth, which raises the&nbsp;likelihood&nbsp;that&nbsp;children&nbsp;born&nbsp;before 32 weeks&nbsp;of&nbsp;gestation&nbsp;may&nbsp;suffer&nbsp;permanent&nbsp;vision&nbsp;loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts. Although&nbsp;tobacco&nbsp;consumption has gradually&nbsp;decreased in recent&nbsp;decades, one in four&nbsp;people in Spain&nbsp;still&nbsp;smokes&nbsp;daily. Tobacco&nbsp;affects&nbsp;virtually&nbsp;every&nbsp;organ in the&nbsp;body, and the&nbsp;eyes are no exception. Among&nbsp;the&nbsp;many&nbsp;substances&nbsp;found in tobacco, our&nbsp;specialists&nbsp;highlight&nbsp;carbon&nbsp;monoxide and nicotine as particularly&nbsp;harmful&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;eyes. Carbon&nbsp;monoxide reduces the&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;transport&nbsp;oxygen&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;eyes, weakening ocular tissues, while&nbsp;nicotine&nbsp;constricts&nbsp;the&nbsp;eye&#8217;s&nbsp;blood&nbsp;vessels, increasing&nbsp;the&nbsp;risk&nbsp;of&nbsp;developing&nbsp;serious&nbsp;vision&nbsp;problems Dr. Mariano Rodr\u00edguez, a retinal specialist at Miranza in C\u00e1diz [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":242531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eye-wellness-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Does Tobacco Affect Your Eyesight? | Miranza<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Smoking harms your eye health, multiplying the risk of AMD, cataracts, and other conditions. 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