Smoking status, blood pressure, age and other cardiovascular risk factors can be predicted from retinal images by using deep learning.
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D.S.W.T. and T.Y.W. are co-developers of a deep-learning system for diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration.
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Ting, D.S.W., Wong, T.Y. Eyeing cardiovascular risk factors. Nat Biomed Eng 2, 140–141 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-018-0210-5
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