Retina Blood Vessels Predict Common Fatal Diseases

An anonymous reader writes "LiveScience is reporting that Tien Wong, of the Center for Eye Research Australia at the University of Melbourne, is claiming that abnormalities in the blood vessels of the retina can be used to predict diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and heart disease. These results were the culmination of several large studies. This could go a long way towards advancing medicine in the developed world as these disorders are some of the most common causes of death, hospitalization, and disability."

Comments

No, really... I'm not in poor health...

[Cranky Weasel]

...I'm just on an eight day cocaine/speed/Red Bull bender.

Re:No, really... I'm not in poor health...

[Belseth]

Wuss. You just described last year for me. You know if you throw all three in a blender with a scoop of ice cream it makes a pretty cool shake. Especially if you toss in a tripple expresso. Forgetting what day it is doesn't mean you've worked too many alnighters, forgetting what year it is is generally the first warning sign.

Re:No, really... I'm not in poor health...

[Anonymous Coward]

put the red bull down and step away from the cooler sir

Re:makes sense

[MarkRose]

Really? They can tell I eat oats?

Re:this has been done for years!!!

[aussie_a]

That explains why doctors always look at a person's eyes. But what's up with the ears? A common conversation with a doctor goes:

P says "I've got the runs"
D says "Alright let me just have a look in your ears. Yup, you've got the runs."

Do they all just have ear fetishes or something?

Re:this has been done for years!!!

[Dhalka226]

Maybe he's just screwing with you for wasting his time with the runs. :P

Re:A diagnostic boon . . .

[billcopc]

The next big dot.com boom: contact lenses that fool the medical exam!

Haven't any of you seen Gattaca ? :P