Alzheimer’s In The Eyes
Episode S7 · Ep 11 7 min 16s
Clues about your brain health might be sitting in plain sight at the back of your eye. Let's dig into a surprising idea with big implications for healthy aging: Alzheimer’s disease may be visible in the eyes before classic memory symptoms appear. Because the retina is neural tissue, the eye and brain are deeply connected. This makes retinal changes a promising area for early Alzheimer’s screening and prevention-focused care. We walk through how retinal imaging works and why researchers are p...

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