Wednesday, December 26, 2012

FYI: MS's Progression Seen Thru Retinas

"Retina thinning may reveal how rapidly multiple sclerosis is progressing, researchers from Johns Hopkins MS Center reported in the journal Neurology. The scientists explained that they referred to the thinning of 'a layer of the retina in the eyes.'" That's the start of a Medical News Today post. "Peter Calabresi, MD. and team recruited 164 participants from Johns Hopkins MS Center. They all underwent eye scans every six months to check for thinning of a part of their retinas. Repeat scans were carried out for an average of 21 months. Fifty-nine of the volunteers had no MS disease activity." Read more.

For another version of the story, read the post on Science Daily.

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