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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
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:19Prepare the Subject for Retinal Imaging
- 01:38Acquire Fundus Photographs of Retinal Vasculature
- 02:55Perform Computer-assisted Analysis of Retinal Vasculature
- 05:01Assess the Thickness of Ganglion Cell-inner Plexiform Layer (GC-IPL) and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (RNFL)
- 06:27Results: An Example to Show the Differences in Retinal Vasculature and Neuronal Structure Between a Normal Subject and an AD Subject
- 08:03Conclusion
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.
