Smoking
Smoking is harmful to health in many ways. Smoking cigarettes releases harmful carcinogens in the body which after oxidation, produce harmful free radicals. The harmful chemicals cause metals, like cadmium to pile up in the lens. Smoking increases the risk of cataracts. Harmful carcinogens in cigarettes can effect lens by causing oxidization of the lens cells. Moreover, the risk of getting diagnosed with cataracts triples. People who don’t smoke, but work in smoking environment are also exposed to a higher risk of developing cataracts.