Eyes Show When We May Die

Our eyes, perhaps one of the most important of the 5 sense organs, have more functions than we think. With a scientific study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, it was revealed that the eyes can directly detect the biological age of a person, and therefore the general health status.

The scientists conducting the research determined that the two substances found in the retinas were examined. aging fast and can calculate their biological age. Let’s go deeper into the matter together.

If the retina is older, the death rate from the disease increases

With a machine learning model developed in the published study, a biological age calculation method on retinas was developed, and the algorithm had such a small margin of error that the biological ages of 47,000 middle-aged people in the UK could be estimated. Of these 47,000 people, 1,871 have now died. In this case, it was stated that the deaths were predominantly from the group with ‘older’ retinas.

If the algorithm detects that a person’s retina is 1 year older than their original age, that person will likely die in the next 11 years. due to any disease do not die Increases the probability by 2%. At the same time, the risk of death from a cause other than cardiovascular disease or cancer increases by 3%.

The retina is extremely sensitive to the effects of aging.

This is a huge study, but the findings are still just observational. Scientists cannot fully define the biological link between the retina and lifespan. Here’s how it works: The retina is very protective of the damage that comes with aging. sensitive. For this reason, the retina blood cells and nerves thanks to the individual about brain and vascular health information is provided.

In the past, thanks to studies on the eye, scientists were able to predict cardiovascular disease, kidney disease and various signs of aging. However, this study binds the aging factor with the retina It is the first study.

The retina can be scanned in less than 5 minutes, and if scientists can learn more about how this layer of tissue connects with the rest of the body, it could be an excellent new development in the hands of doctors.