In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium.

When the macular layer of an older adult’s right eye retina becomes thicker, the person is more likely to experience postoperative delirium, a study shows. That was the case for older patients who ...

In their study, 16 ophthalmologists, including attending physicians and residents with levels of experience ranging from 1 to ...

The retina is the layer of cells along the back of the eye that translates light images into nerve signals to the brain. In particular, a thicker macula – an oval ... an eye imaging test called ...