Your retina's biological age might indicate osteoporosis risk, with accelerated retinal aging linked to lower bone density and increased risk of fractures.
Article URL: https://plos.io/3Pt8zpN
Article Title: Retinal biological age correlates with bone mineral density and fracture risk score and predicts incident osteoporosis
Author Countries: Australia, Republic of Korea, Singapore
Funding: This work was supported by the National Medical Research Council of Singapore (NMRC/CIRG/1488/2018 to C.Y.C.). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Retinal biological age correlates with bone mineral density and fracture risk score and predicts incident osteoporosis
14-May-2026
Competing Interests: I have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: T.H.R. was a former scientific advisor to Mediwhale and owns stock in the company. C.Y.C. has received consulting fees from Mediwhale and is a co-founder of Eye.AI. These relationships did not influence the study design, analysis, interpretation, or manuscript preparation. All other authors declare that no competing interests exist.