In a large-scale EU project, in which MedUni Vienna is working alongside international partners, the capabilities of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and Raman spectroscopy have been combined in a ...

Many have heard the phrase "the eyes are the window to the soul." Now, they're also giving researchers clues into how old a person truly is. In a study released Tuesday in Journal Gerontology: ...

A simple digital photograph of the back of the eye can predict a major cardiovascular event—such as a heart attack or stroke—set to happen in the next decade with 70% accuracy, according to research ...

A Rose Hill-based company is taking a shot at decentralizing the shrinking field of ophthalmology. AI Optics, a biotech startup backed by NYU Langone and raising in stealth, announced clearance this ...

For the first time, scientists have identified a marker in the retina that may lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, and it may be detected years prior to diagnosis. Researchers out of ...

Medical science has taken a remarkable leap forward in stroke prevention with the discovery that our eyes may hold the key to predicting stroke risk. Leading researchers have identified a ...

A new eye scan could help identify autism in children years earlier than currently possible. The non-invasive eye scan utilizes a hand-held device to find a pattern of subtle electrical signals in the ...

Researchers from across the United States have developed a device that scans the eye for several types of life-threatening diseases. The device looks for tiny details at the back of the eye that could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close zoom of an eye undergoing a visual field test, with light shining into the iris. A simple eye scan could be used to check ...