A new study has proposed that a simple retina scan could indicate whether a person is at risk of early death. The research found the greater the gap between a person’s chronological age and retinal ...

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Consultation with optometrist with optical coherence tomography OCT scan to create pictures of the back of eye. Examination of eyes of patient using optical coherence tomograph Eye scans looking at ...

For the first time, scientists have identified a marker in the retina that may lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, and it may be detected years prior to diagnosis. Researchers out of ...

The retina is the only organ where blood vessels are directly seen without any invasive measures. A South Korean startup, Mediwhale, wants to use artificial intelligence (AI) to diagnose kidney ...

Medical science has taken a remarkable leap forward in stroke prevention with the discovery that our eyes may hold the key to predicting stroke risk. Leading researchers have identified a ...

Mediwhale co-founder and CEO Kevin Choi discovered that he had lost vision in nearly half of one of his eyes from glaucoma when he was 24, which is rare in young people. "I was devastated and could ...

Optos, a medical device company specializing in devices that image the retina, announced that the U.S. Air Force is now using the company’s Ultrawide-field Panaoramic200 Scanning Laser Opthalmoscope ...

GREENPORT — Incarcerated individuals at the Columbia County Jail are having their retinas scanned to check their identities and to verify they are receiving the proper medications. Their scans are ...

Eye scans looking at retinal texture might be able to predict risk of vision loss among people with type 2 diabetes Lab rats with diabetes experienced specific changes in the texture of their retinas ...