Your retina's biological age might indicate osteoporosis risk (IMAGE)

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Your retina's biological age might indicate osteoporosis risk

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Conceptual illustration of retinal biological aging and its association with bone mineral density, fracture risk, and incident osteoporosis. 

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Clinical retinal screening photograph by the authors. Retinal photographs courtesy of the Singapore Eye Research Institute Research Clinic team. Trabecular bone 3D reconstruction image courtesy of Dr. Kenon Chua. Composite image assembled by Dr. Qingsheng Peng. CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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