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Aaron Bunch

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Basic eye test could diagnose diabetes and hypertension - The Untold Story

Optical physicist Barry Cense says the process uses a device like the scanners found in eye clinics. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)

Scientists have developed a new method of diagnosing diabetes and high blood pressure that involves shining light into a patient's eyes.

Researchers say the procedure has the potential to enable earlier intervention and more effective medical treatment, and could also be used to detect other heart-related diseases.

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