Cognitive scores were lower in the presence of hypertensive retinopathy in mid-life and older women, according to a speaker at the virtual Prevent Blindness: Focus on Eye Health National Summit.
“There is no question, the eye is part of the brain. And more importantly, it is a visible part of the brain through the retina and the optic nerve,” Sayoko “Sy” E. Moroi, MD, PhD, said.
The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation was a multisite longitudinal study of the health of 3,302 women recruited between ages 42 and (Read more...)
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