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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Science
Ella Pickover

UNBELIEVABLE: Ai can use eye scans to predict kidney risk study - Caught on Camera

Research suggests diabetic eye screening may also be able to be used to predict kidney disease (Alamy/PA) -

Artificial intelligence (AI) can predict whether someone with type 2 diabetes will soon develop kidney disease based on changes in their eye scans, according to a study.

People with diabetes should be offered eye checks every one to two years where images are taken to the eye to check for any damage to blood vessels or a condition called diabetic retinopathy.

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