Silent brain infarctions (SBIs), affecting 20% of adults and increasing stroke risk, evade routine MRI screening. While retinal scans offer a “window to the brain,” prior AI failed to simultaneously detect SBIs and predict…
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Groundbreaking Research Initiative
The University of Edinburgh‘s NeurEYE research team, in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University, has achieved a remarkable milestone by collecting nearly one million eye scans from opticians across Scotland. This unprecedented dataset,…
Baljean Dhillon, professor of clinical ophthalmology at the University of Edinburgh (Credit: andrewperry.co.uk)
Researchers are working with high street opticians to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from…
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NHS England has announced plans to provide advanced eye scans in the community for people with diabetes, potentially saving up to 120,000 hospital appointments a year and helping to prevent sight loss.
The rollout of…
