AlzEye to hunt for Alzheimer's in retina scans
The Economist - 18-Dec-2019People's eye changes over 10 years were correlated with the emergence of Alzheimer’s disease
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Doctor at Institute of Opthalmology at Moorfields
My research focuses on improving our understanding of how the eye changes in systemic diseases, such as dementia and cardiovascular disease. Using retinal imaging with both traditional statistics and modern artificial intelligence techniques, we are evaluating the potential of leveraging retinal structure as a proxy for our general physiology.
I work within the Artificial Intelligence Research Hub of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology under the supervision of Pearse Keane. Funding comes through the Medical Research Council with infrastructural support from the National Institute for Health Research. Additional project funding is through Fight for Sight UK, Alzheimer's Research UK and Moorfields Eye Charity.
Visit website: https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=SWAGN56
See also: Moorfields Eye Hospital London - One of the world’s leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and teaching and education
Details last updated 25-Dec-2019
People's eye changes over 10 years were correlated with the emergence of Alzheimer’s disease