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Hi docs, would i get macular degeneration from smoking e cigarettes without nicotine?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

Unknown: E-cigarettes are too new for any data to be available about risk of disease. However smoking is a risk factor for macular degeneration (and many other diseases); so avoid it.

Dr Wieder agreed

Answered 3/3/2014

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See below: Smoking tobacco worsens the degree of macular degeneration if your are prone to get this disease genetically in the first place.

Dr Paudel agreed

Answered 4/13/2014

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