Research Article, Int J Ophthalmic Pathol Vol: 3 Issue: 4
Retinal Examination for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
| Umur Kayabasi1*, Robert C Sergott2 and Marco Rispoli3 | |
| 1World Eye Hospital – Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 2Wills Eye Hospital –Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 3University of Rome- Rome, Italy | |
| Corresponding author : Umur Kayabasi World Eye Hospital – Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: kayabasi@yahoo.com |
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| Received: July 28, 2014 Accepted: August 26, 2014 Published: August 29, 2014 | |
| Citation: Kayabasi U, Sergott RC Rispoli M (2014) Retinal Examination for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. J Ophthalmic Pathol 3:4. doi:10.4172/2324-8599.1000145 |
Abstract
We examined 20 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). In the patients in whom we found hyper or hypo fluorescent lesions on fundus auto fluorescence (FAF), optical scanning tomography (OCT) was performed through these regions to reveal depositions in the retina. Drusen like spots- dots were noticed in different parts of the retina. 10 randomly chosen patients and 10 age-matched healthy controls were given curcumin to check for the changes in FAF and OCT.
