06
November
2019
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20:56
Asia/Singapore

Link between eye disease and mental function, researchers have found

A global research team led by scientists from Singapore and the US – including scientists and clinicians from Duke-NUS Medical School had discovered new evidence that there is an underlying link between degeneration of the eye and the brain. Genetic variation at a beta-amyloid gene was significantly associated with increased risk of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, the most common form of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide.

  • Oli 96.8FM, 6 November 2019