Eye Test Could Detect Early Stages of Alzheimer’s

A simple eye test may eventually be used detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study on laboratory mice. Writing in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, researchers from the University of Minnesota say the discovery could pave the way for a noninvasive test for humans. "Using currently available detection methods, you have to wait until the plaque is formed to identify Alzheimer’s disease," said Robert Vince, Ph.D.,...

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