Dr. Barry Dworkin

Retinal eye exam study for the early detection of Alzheimer’s has his limitations and requires larger study populations to evaluate whether this is an effective screening test

Health Headlines Commentary for August 29, 2018

Source:

Simple eye exam may be able to screen for Alzheimer’s: study

Reference:

Association of Preclinical Alzheimer Disease With Optical Coherence Tomographic Angiography Findings

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