Soon, 30-sec eye test to help combat heart disease

London, April 10 (ANI): A new eye test, being developed in Britain, could save millions of lives by diagnosing deadly heart disease early.

The cheap and easy-to-use scan would take just seconds to detect signs of heart disease, meaning it could spare heart patients the ordeal of lengthy and invasive procedures.

The 30-second check is expected to become a vital NHS tool in the battle against heart disease, the Daily Express reported.

Experts hope the eye scan could become part of a nationwide heart disease screening programme within five years.

The University of Edinburgh Clinical Research Imaging Centre project is currently testing 1,000 patients with suspected heart disease as part of the three-year study, the first of its kind in the world.

Scientists are particularly interested in subtle changes to blood vessels, which are not obvious to a human visually inspecting an image. Once a picture has been taken, experts can use complex computer image processing to identify the blood vessels and spot subtle changes.

A specialist would then make a diagnosis and, if necessary, an individual would be given a programme to help them reach better health and fitness levels before any heart problems develop.

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