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Smoking and drinking alcohol are likely to increase your risks of developing age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in Australia. The UK based study used a technique called ‘Mendelian Randomisation’ - which uses genetics to allow scientists to look at whether one thing likely causes another, rather than them just being linked. It showed that it is likely that alcohol consumption causes an increased risk of advanced age-related macular degeneration. It also showed that is likely that smoking plays a role in causing advanced age-related macular degeneration but quitting was also likely to lower your risk.
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