Blinding eye disease is strongly associated with heart disease and stroke

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Patients with a specific form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the United States, are at significant risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to new research from New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. This study, published in the July issue of Retina, is the first to demonstrate a link between the disorders.

Artificial Intelligence to predict heart disease via the eyes

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An international collaboration of researchers has developed an autonomous artificial intelligence that is able to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients through the blood vessels of the retina. The results of the study were published in the journal Nature Biological Engineering.