
"Smoking increases your risk of developing blindness" is the shocking message being transmitted across the UK in a bid to raise awareness.

"Smoking increases your risk of developing blindness" is the shocking message being transmitted across the UK in a bid to raise awareness.

Investigators caused a stir at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) in Montreal, Canada, when they hinted at a potential use of bevacizumab (Avastin) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (neovascular AMD).