Tag: Alzheimer’s
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Study Shows Link Between Macular Pigment and Alzheimer’s
A new study which was carried out for BBC’s ‘Trust Me, I’m A Doctor’ programme has found a strong link between the levels of macular pigment and Alzheimer’s disease. This new discovery means that getting your bi-annual eye exam could help you spot the signs of early Alzheimer’s much sooner than before. In 2014, The Journal of Alzeheimer’s…
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Eye Test may detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms develop.
Research currently underway by scientists from the University College London believe Alzheimer’s and other diseases could be detected by a simple and inexpensive eye test that could be available from high street practices within the next five years. The non-invasive method uses fluorescent markers, which enable early indication of brain cell death by attaching to…
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Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 2: The importance of regular Eye Testing
Eye Examinations An eye test is both painless and inexpensive – it may even be free – and could literally save your life, but not nearly enough people are getting themselves checked on a regular basis. Everyone knows they should go to the dentist once a year but the same awareness is yet to apply…