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Smoking tobacco (cigarettes, cigars or pipes) is infamously known to cause lung disease, heart disease, and cancer. But I bet you had no idea that smoking can affect your eyes.

Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of eye issues that affect the retina. This condition alters how the retina responds to light, making it hard to see.

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease somewhat common among premature babies. (A full-term pregnancy is about 38-42 weeks.)

Having your eyes dilated is a crucial part of any eye exam. When your doctor applies the dilating drops, it can take around 20-30 minutes for your eyes to open fully.

A hyphema is when blood compiles inside the front of the eye. Hyphema is most commonly caused by an injury to the eye.

Wavefront-guided LASIK (or custom LASIK) is a form of refractive surgery. With this outpatient procedure, a laser is used to reshape your cornea, improving how light rays are focused in the eye.