Undergoing a yearly eye test could have more benefits than just updating your eyeglasses prescription, a new study has found. In a study of more than 200 people, researchers with the Duke Eye Center found differences in the blood vessel densities in the retinas of participants with Alzheimer's and those without the disease. But for the 39 participants with Alzheimer's, comparatively, “that web was less dense and even sparse in places,” they explained. But the findings by Duke researchers could mean there may soon be an easier — and more cost-effective — way to detect and diagnose Alzheimer's. In the U.S. alone, 5.8 million people are living with Alzheimer's dementia, according to 2019 data from the Alzheimer's Association.

Source: Fox News March 12, 2019 16:30 UTC