The UK’s Daily Mail (2/18) reported that “a routine eye test revealed” Kirsty Old, age 22, “had a rare brain blood clot that could kill her at any time.” The young woman “only discovered she had the one-in-a-million blockage when she visited her family opticians.” There, “a £16,000 retinal imaging camera…took [...]]]>

The UK’s Daily Mail (2/18) reported that “a routine eye test revealed” Kirsty Old, age 22, “had a rare brain blood clot that could kill her at any time.” The young woman “only discovered she had the one-in-a-million blockage when she visited her family opticians.” There, “a £16,000 retinal imaging camera…took a high-magnification picture of the back of the eye and showed the swelling on her brain.” After the patient was taken to the hospital, magnetic resonance imaging revealed a blood clot that “could have caused a stroke, severe bleeding, blindness, or even” death.