Air pollution could cloud your vision in later life, according to a large study that found a link between fine particle air pollution and macular degeneration, an age-related eye disease that can lead to irreversible blindness.
The findings serve as a clear reminder of the many ways that air pollution can be harmful to our health, even though it’s still early days for this research.
“Our findings add to the growing evidence of the damaging effects of ambient air pollution, even in the setting of relative low exposure of ambient air pollution,” the study authors write in their paper.