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SINGAPORE : The next time you cannot resist that uncontrollable urge to light up, consider this: On top of a host of life-threatening conditions such as lung cancer and heart disease, smoking can also blind you. Studies have shown that compared to non-smokers, current or former smokers have a higher risk of getting age-related macular degeneration (AMD), said Dr Srinivasan Sanjay, a registrar at Alexandra Hospital’s department of ophthalmology and visual sciences (OVS). AMD, one of the leadi

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Smokers are at a higher risk of going blind