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During the coronavirus pandemic, it’s become common knowledge that touching your nose, mouth, or any part of your face, is a risk. 

Your eyes are an important part of the equation too. You can become infected by touching your eyes after touching something on which the virus is present.

If you wear glasses or contact lenses, obviously it’s not easy to avoid touching your eyes. In this article, we’ll look at what you should know—and try to do—to safeguard your eyes and your overall health during these unprecedented times.

Eighty percent of perceptual input comes from the eyes during a sporting activity, according to International Sports Vision Association.

For both the casual and professional athlete, good vision is key in maximizing sports performance. Wearing the right protective eyewear is equally important. Let’s take a look at vision and sports performance and how active eyewear factors into the equation. 

When you think of smoking-related diseases and conditions, lung cancer and emphysema are likely the first things that come to mind. But smoking can lead to a host of other diseases and conditions, including a shortened life span, weakened immune system, and greater risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.

Did you also know that smoking can have a huge impact on your vision?

Smoking cigarettes can lead to a variety of eye-related conditions and diseases, some of which can result in total vision loss.

Common smoking-related eye diseases

The following is a run-down of common vision-related diseases and conditions. Many of them develop as a natural sign of aging. However, if you’re a smoker, your likelihood of developing one of the issues mentioned below is far greater than if you were a non-smoker.