There are more than 5 million Americans suffering from Alzheimer's disease and is expected to triple by 2050, reveal the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's disease was found to affect the retina of the eye, exactly to the way it affects the brain, reveal investigators of Cedars-Sinai neuroscience. The findings of the study revealed that an investigational, noninvasive eye scan could help detect the key signs of Alzheimer's disease, years before patients could experience the symptoms.
