A research team in Switzerland concluded that the risk of schizophrenia (seesovrinia) due to genetic factors related to a decrease in the thickness of the retina, which enhances the idea that the safety of the eye and vision is associated with the possibility of mental changes to patients.
The research team from the University of Zurich and the University Psychiatry Hospital in the Swiss capital stated that the retina is part of the nervous system in the human body, and is considered a natural extension of the brain, and therefore this anatomical link means that any brain change may be reflected in the eye.
The researchers relied on extensive data on the retina tests and the genetic features of the British Biomatic Information Bank “UK Biokin”, which includes healthy data of more than half a million people.
The researchers found a link between schizophrenia and low retina, but they found that this link is limited and can only be monitored through expanded studies.
The researchers emphasized that any changes in the eye can be easily monitored that the possibility of schizophrenia, unlike complex tests that must be made on the brain in order to discover the signs of the disease.
The researchers say it is possible by testing “tomography of optical interconnection”, a type of ultrasound of the eye, determining the thickness of the retina within minutes.
The researchers also found during the study that many infections that may occur in the brain due to genetic factors can cause changes in the eye network, knowing that some of these infections are one of the factors that exacerbate schizophrenia.
In statements to the “Sitik Daily” website that specializes in scientific research, researcher Fein Rabi, head of the study team from Zurich University, said that “if this hypothesis is confirmed, it is possible to intervene medically to treat these infections and thus improve the opportunities for treating schizophrenia in the future” and it is considered one of the serious diseases that leads to an imbalance of the patient’s view of the surrounding reality.