EURO MP Gary Titley is calling on the Government to take action after research showed smoking causes blindness.
The MEP, whose office is based in Radcliffe, has written to health Secretary Alan Johnson urging him to place warnings on cigarette packets about the risk of blindness.
The findings were made by Mr Simon Kelly, a consultant at Royal Bolton Hospital, who said a smoker's risk of developing age-related macular degeneration was four times higher than a non-smoker.
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