Dementia has become one of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Millions of people live with the condition, and the global costs reach into the hundreds of billions each year. Doctors often ...

Researchers at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine have validated a retinal ageing marker capable of predicting cognitive decline and dementia up to five years in advance. This non-invasive ...

Swedish researchers are developing a retinal imaging method to spot Alzheimer’s-related changes long before symptoms appear, ...

Now, a growing body of research suggests that vision health is far more than a matter of eyesight. It’s an early warning system for chronic illness, a marker of neurological function, and a casualty ...

A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event—such as a heart attack or stroke—set to happen in the next decade with 70% accuracy, according to research ...

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Victoria, Australia led one of the largest eye studies in the world that used AI to analyse eye images of over 50,000 people to better understand ...

A scan which forms part of a routine eye test could help predict a person’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke within the next 10 years, a study suggests. Researchers used artificial intelligence ...

We often hear that our eyes are a window to our soul, but what if they could tell us more about our health? About your heart health, your arteries and how fast you’re ageing? The idea may sound ...