TY - JOUR T1 - Age-related macular degeneration and smoking cessation advice by eye care providers: a pilot study. AU - Caban-Martinez,Alberto J, AU - Davila,Evelyn P, AU - Lam,Byron L, AU - Dubovy,Sander R, AU - McCollister,Kathryn E, AU - Fleming,Lora E, AU - Zheng,Diane D, AU - Lee,David J, Y1 - 2011/10/17/ PY - 2011/10/19/entrez PY - 2011/10/19/pubmed PY - 2012/3/1/medline SP - A147 EP - A147 JF - Preventing chronic disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis VL - 8 IS - 6 N2 - Smoking is a modifiable risk factor for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the United States. We conducted a pilot study among eye care providers and AMD patients to assess smoking cessation preferences and cessation services offered at a large academic medical center. Most patients who smoke reported never being advised to quit smoking, although most eye care providers reported that they had advised smokers to quit. Two-thirds of providers expressed a desire for additional training and resources to support patient quit attempts, indicating the need for the integration of smoking cessation opportunities in the clinic setting. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/22005640/full_citation L2 - https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2011/nov/10_0179.htm DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -