Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Ophthalmoscopy, Vision, and Chorioretinal Asymmetries in Aging and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: ALSTAR2.

Summary: Have you ever noticed that it takes longer for your eyes to adjust to a dark room as you get older? Sometimes, this slow adjustment can be an early warning sign of an eye disease called AMD, which causes vision loss. In a recent study, doctors tested a special new eye camera on 155 older adults. This camera measures tiny, fast flashes of light inside the eye. They found that people whose eyes took the longest to adjust to the dark also had the slowest light flashes on the camera test. This is exciting because this new camera might help eye doctors spot AMD much earlier, long before any vision is lost!