EYE CHECKS FOR DEMENTIA - Gymophobics

EYE CHECKS FOR DEMENTIA

A report in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia says clues to the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease could be found in blood vessels at the back of the eye. Using advanced imaging technology at the University of Southern California it was found that dementia patients had notably different blood flow patterns in the tiny blood vessels at the back of the eye when compared with a healthy control group.