Now, a spectacle-mounted device to detect early signs of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Chethan Kumar
TNN
Jul 21, 2025, 11:27 IST IST
A homegrown device is in the works that could determine you brain's health in quite literally the blink of an eye by transforming how doctors diagnose and monitor neurological disorders
In modest labs tucked away in the Indian Institute of Science , Bengaluru, scientists have engineered a spectacle-mountable device that does more than sharpen your vision — it peers into your brain's health. This is not science fiction. It's a working apparatus and could change how doctors diagnose and monitor neurological disorders .
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