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Alzheimer's Disease
A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions
The facts
5.8
million people living with Alzheimer's in the US
$66
billion in out of pocket medical costs
$305
billion in total annual cost
4-8
years is avg amount of time a patient lives after diagnosis
1 in 3
seniors die with Alzheimer's or another dementia
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Alzheimer's vs Dementia: a need for differentiation
"About a third of the people who were enrolled in these clinical trials for Alzheimer’s Disease actually turned out not to have Alzheimer’s Disease. That’s a really huge problem.”
- Clifford Jack, Brain imaging researcher at the Mayo Clinic
Dementia is a symptom, not a specific disease. Causes of dementia include:
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Alzheimer’s Disease
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Vascular cognitive impairment
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Dementia with Lewy bodies
ALZHEIMER'S
DEMENTIA
a specific brain disease that accounts for 60-80% of dementia cases
a general term
for symptoms
like decline in
memory or other thinking skills
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Scientific research supports the use of the blink reflex in the differential diagnosis of the various forms of dementia as well as the management of disease
Our integration and goals
• Engaging in research collaborations with pharmaceutical and academic organizations
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• Running pharmaceutical trials to improve the study population selection and improve therapeutic efficacy
• Preparing to use EyeStat in Telehealth, Point of Care, and home markets to monitor Alzheimer's remotely
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