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Aug 24, 2023

Eye Scans Can Detect Parkinson’s Years Before Symptoms Emerge

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health

Human eyes are the only natural window we have into a person’s central nervous system.

By looking through them, scientists have found very early signs of Parkinson’s disease, up to seven years before symptoms emerge.

The findings are based on three-dimensional eye scans, which are commonly used by optometrists to examine the health of someone’s retina – the layer of nerve cells at the back of the eye.

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