Posted ,
Reading 1 min.
A new American study warns of the harmful effects of electronic cigarettes on the eyes. In question, several products present in the flavors and solvents contained in the vaporizers. However, in the eyes of many specialists, vaping is better than smoking.
The composition of the liquid contained in an electronic cigarette is far from trivial. “These devices contain carcinogenic chemicals, air pollutants and heavy metals., note American researchers in the journal International Journal of Ophtamology. “The purpose of this article is to shed light on the known effects of vaping on the ocular environment.“.
Study conducted on more than one million people
To carry out the research, the specialists collected their information from more than one million people between 2016 and 2018. The participants had to communicate about their visual impairments and their frequency of use of the electronic cigarette. Results? Two chemical components can disrupt the film of tears that protects the part of the eye in contact with the outside.
Beware of visual trauma!
Additionally, the lipid layer, which protects tears from evaporation, can be damaged by vaping flavors, according to the researchers, who note that nicotine can interfere with light-adapted retinal vision. “Vaping-related explosions, while unpredictable, can also lead to decreased visual acuity, as well as long-term eye trauma.”.
Vaping is safer than smoking
However, medical specialists are unanimous: it is better to vape than to smoke. This is what Professor Daniel Thomas, cardiologist and honorary president of the French Federation of Cardiology, explained to our colleagues from Paris. He then worried about the message delivered to the general public: “It would be tragic for vapers to return to tobacco, because vaping is much less dangerous, including on the cardiovascular level”.
A less dangerous alternative but not a validated cessation aid according to the High Council for Public Health (HCSP) which declared on January 6 that knowledge of electronic cigarettes as smoking cessation aids was insufficient.
.
dts1