PHOENIX: Researchers have developed eye-imaging software that can precisely identify these retinal changes. The camera used in the clinical study provides images 100 times the resolution of an MRI.
The retinal scan also is much cheaper to use than other types of scans, and patients could get the test in an optometrist’s office. Early detection could lead to treatment that could stall the development of Alzheimer’s disease before too much damage is done to the brain.