Monitoring changes in the eye’s retina may provide a way to assess the risk for and progression of schizophrenia.
The link between vision problems and schizophrenia is well established. As many as 62% of adults with schizophrenia experience visual distortions. And one study found that poor vision at age four predicted a schizophrenia diagnosis as an adult.
Richard B. Rosen, MD, director of ophthalmology research at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis that included 170 studies and grouped the findings into different categories, such as changes in the retina vs. other parts of the eye, changes related to dopamine vs. other neurotransmitters and key brain chemicals associated with the schizophrenia.
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