Marlene knows that she’s lucky to have found a treatment for her eye disease. But getting shots directly into her eyeballs is still upsetting each time she gets them. Marlene smoked and developed wet macular degeneration, a disease that can lead to blindness. In this video from CDC’s _Tips From Former Smokers_ ® ( _Tips_ ® ) campaign, Marlene talks about her monthly treatments and says, “Why did I ever smoke?”

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