Integrity of the nerve fiber layer of the retina in Alzheimer’s disease

With the increase in the life expectancy of the world population there was a greater attention to the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Although there is an exponential increase in the number of neuroprotective drugs for diseases, the inverse is seen in relation to the biomarkers and diagnostic neurodegenerative process. Among the neurodegenerative diseases associated with age, Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent, with cognitive and neuropsychiatric disorders resulting in progressive disability and eventual incapacitation.1,2