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Using Retinal Imaging to Study Dementia
 
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Using Retinal Imaging to Study Dementia

Article DOI: 10.3791/56137-v • 09:17 min • November 6th, 2017
November 6th, 2017 •
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1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 3Therese Pei Fong Chow Research Centre for Prevention of Dementia, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 4Gerald Choa Neuroscience Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 5Memory Aging and Cognition Centre, National University Health System, 6Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, 7Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, 8Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore

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The retina shares prominent similarities with the brain and thus represents a unique window to study vasculature and neuronal structure in the brain non-invasively. This protocol describes a method to study dementia using retinal imaging techniques. This method can potentially aid in diagnosis and risk assessment of dementia.

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Keywords: Retinal Imaging Dementia Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers Vascular Changes Neuronal Changes Fundus Camera Pupil Dilation Image Capture Optic Disc Retina Computer-assisted Analysis
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