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Researchers find association between retinal nerve fiber layer thinning, poor cognition
Patients who scored abnormally on any one cognition test had a thinner retinal nerve fiber layer thickness compared with patients who did not score abnormally, according to study results presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. “As ophthalmologists, we can play a role in monitoring systemic diseases. We already do in diseases like diabetes, or we offer screening to detect potential problems and allow general physicians to treat them systemically,” Fang Ko, MD, told Ocular Surgery News in an interview. “If it’s thought nerve fiber layer thinning is a link (Read more...)