Smoking and Eye Pathologies. A Systemic Review. Part I. Anterior Eye Segment Pathologies

Title:Smoking and Eye Pathologies. A Systemic Review. Part I. Anterior Eye Segment Pathologies

Volume: 23 Issue: 4

Author(s): Malgorzata Nita and Andrzej Grzybowski

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Keywords: Tobacco smoking, refraction, cornea, cataract, glaucoma, adults, children.

Abstract: Background: Tobacco smoking has detrimental influence on human health and is one of the leading causes of preventable mortality worldwide, associated with lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease and cardiovascular disease.

Aim: The analysis of the influence of tobacco smoking on pathology of the anterior segment of the eye in adults and children.

Methods: A comprehensive review of the literature performed through MEDLINE and PubMed searches, was published during the period 2000-2016.

Results: In adults, tobacco smoking is associated with hyperopia, delayed corneal epithelial healing and progression of Fuchs’ endothelial corneal dystrophy. Smoking is a strong risk factor for age-related nuclear cataract. However, smoking is not associated with pterygium, and its influence on dry eye symptoms, central corneal thickness and progression of primary open glaucoma remains controversial. Smoking during pregnancy increases risk of convergent or divergent strabismus or poor stereo acuity, however, its influence on anophtalmia, microphtalmia, amblyopia and hyperopic refractive error is controversial.

Conclusion: Tobacco smoking plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many diseases of anterior eye segment leading to visual impairment in adults and children.

Cite this article as:

Nita Malgorzata and Grzybowski Andrzej, Smoking and Eye Pathologies. A Systemic Review. Part I. Anterior Eye Segment Pathologies, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2017; 23 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612822666161129152041

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1381612822666161129152041	Print ISSN 1381-6128
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 1873-4286