EYE TEST WILL DETERMINE HOW LONG YOU’LL LIVE

An international team has discovered a link between a person’s retinas and when they’re going to die. The Centre for Eye Research in Australia says the retina – the membrane at the back of the eye – contains light sensitive cells that begin deteriorating during middle age. A study of almost 47,000 adults found that people whose retinas were “older” than their actual age were more likely to die within the next ten years. In a study, researchers monitored the participants, all between 40- and 69-years-old, for an average of 11 years. Each person had their retinas scanned, comparing each retina’s “biological age” with that person’s chronological age — and discovered a “retinal age gap” in many participants. A large retinal gap was associated with 49 to 67 percent higher risks of death from any cause other than cardiovascular disease or cancer.
* And, strangely, 80 percent of those people with retinal damage died from being hit by a bus.
* And now, every old person is going to be screaming, “I don’t want to go to the eye doctor!”
* Very eye-opening. And not in a good way.
* So would you live longer if you preserved your retinas by keeping your eyes closed a couple hours every day?
* Eye doctor goes, “Better one, or two?” You go, “Two.” Eye doctor goes, “(buzz) Wrong!” hands you a condolence card, tells you to settle your bill and says it was nice knowing you.