Oculomics

Unlike anywhere else in the body, the eye offers a unique opportunity to observe nerve and blood vessel systems. Many diseases show changes within the eye, including diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, inflammatory diseases, kidney disease and neurological conditions. Sometimes the changes in the eye are the first signs of disease. The ability to uncover such manifestations has significantly improved with the development of high resolution, non-invasive ophthalmic imaging, and a growing ability to link large-scale health data across different organ systems.

‘Oculomics’ is the association of biomarkers within the eye with systemic health and disease. Vision Research Foundation seeks to use the eye’s unique position as a window to the brain and body to further our understanding of eye-body relationships and support the development of new diagnostic and prognostic tools through non-invasive means.