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Saturday, December 17, 2005
Australian Retinal Imaging Predicts Likelihood of Heart Disease
The Retinal Vascular Imaging Centre (RetVIC) is currently under development by Associate Professor Tien Yin Wong from the University of Melbourne's Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA). The centre is hoped to provide a way to detect early signs of cardiovascular disease by looking at blood vessels in the back of the eye. From the University of Melbourne media release:
'Researcher proves eyes show early signs of heart disease' (7 December 2005).
?It is an ambitious goal but our ultimate aim is to develop a web-based imaging system from which optometrists and ophthalmologists can upload images which will then be assessed for retinal markers of future cardiovascular disease,?? Associate Professor Wong says.
Development of this retinal imaging system follows on from Associate Professor Wong?s research which is the first in the world to categorically demonstrate that subtle damage to blood vessels in the retina can predict cardiovascular disease.
'Researcher proves eyes show early signs of heart disease' (7 December 2005).
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