Vascular ‘fingerprint’ at the back of the eye can accurately predict stroke risk

Vascular ‘fingerprint’ at the back of the eye can accurately predict stroke risk

A vascular ‘fingerprint’ on the light sensitive tissue layer at the back of the eye—the retina—can predict a person’s risk of stroke as accurately as traditional risk factors alone, but without the need for multiple invasive lab tests, finds research published online in the journal Heart.

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