Eyes: The Windows to Your Health | National Geographic

you may have heard the saying that the

you may have heard the saying that the eye is a window to the soul

eye is a window to the soul

eye is a window to the soul well as optimal just we believe the eye

well as optimal just we believe the eye

well as optimal just we believe the eye is a window to the body

is a window to the body

is a window to the body it’s a window to what we call systemic

it’s a window to what we call systemic

it’s a window to what we call systemic disorders like diabetes or high blood

disorders like diabetes or high blood

disorders like diabetes or high blood pressure and we can see signs of these

pressure and we can see signs of these

pressure and we can see signs of these when we look at the eye when you study

when we look at the eye when you study

when we look at the eye when you study heart disease for example you’ll listen

heart disease for example you’ll listen

heart disease for example you’ll listen to the heart but with the eye you

to the heart but with the eye you

to the heart but with the eye you actually look at it with a microscope

actually look at it with a microscope

actually look at it with a microscope you can actually see brain tissue which

you can actually see brain tissue which

you can actually see brain tissue which is the retina and you can see blood

is the retina and you can see blood

is the retina and you can see blood vessels and if you look carefully you

vessels and if you look carefully you

vessels and if you look carefully you can actually even see red blood cells as

can actually even see red blood cells as

can actually even see red blood cells as a zip through the capillaries

over one third of all known genetic

over one third of all known genetic syndromes involve the eye we can see

syndromes involve the eye we can see

syndromes involve the eye we can see signs of nutritional deficits nerve

signs of nutritional deficits nerve

signs of nutritional deficits nerve damage in the back of the eye in vitamin

damage in the back of the eye in vitamin

damage in the back of the eye in vitamin b-complex deficiencies stress is another

b-complex deficiencies stress is another

b-complex deficiencies stress is another big one and it can cause the cells

big one and it can cause the cells

big one and it can cause the cells behind the eye to start leaking fluid

behind the eye to start leaking fluid

behind the eye to start leaking fluid it’s like having a blister in the rectum

it’s like having a blister in the rectum

it’s like having a blister in the rectum and you can see it here this yellowed

and you can see it here this yellowed

and you can see it here this yellowed area here we’re looking at the normal

area here we’re looking at the normal

area here we’re looking at the normal retina through our slit-lamp

retina through our slit-lamp

retina through our slit-lamp bio microscope you can see the orange

bio microscope you can see the orange

bio microscope you can see the orange color of the retina you can see the

color of the retina you can see the

color of the retina you can see the blood vessels the course over the retina

blood vessels the course over the retina

blood vessels the course over the retina you can also see the nerve that connects

you can also see the nerve that connects

you can also see the nerve that connects the back of the eye to the brain

the back of the eye to the brain

the back of the eye to the brain this patient has a really interesting

this patient has a really interesting

this patient has a really interesting finding in the iris we call these

finding in the iris we call these

finding in the iris we call these posterior cine kiai these little brown

posterior cine kiai these little brown

posterior cine kiai these little brown spots are adhesions between the iris and

spots are adhesions between the iris and

spots are adhesions between the iris and the lens they’re signs of inflammation

the lens they’re signs of inflammation

the lens they’re signs of inflammation which can often indicate inflammation

which can often indicate inflammation

which can often indicate inflammation that’s occurring or occurred in the body

that’s occurring or occurred in the body

that’s occurring or occurred in the body itself in this patient we have a little

itself in this patient we have a little

itself in this patient we have a little microscopic spot of blood on the white

microscopic spot of blood on the white

microscopic spot of blood on the white part of the eye this little spot of

part of the eye this little spot of

part of the eye this little spot of blood is indicative of one of several

blood is indicative of one of several

blood is indicative of one of several different things six out of ten times

different things six out of ten times

different things six out of ten times it’s caused by high blood pressure

this patient is a diabetic and he has

this patient is a diabetic and he has these small blood vessel changes in his

these small blood vessel changes in his

these small blood vessel changes in his retina and so when we find this we know

retina and so when we find this we know

retina and so when we find this we know that this patient needs to take extra

that this patient needs to take extra

that this patient needs to take extra care to control his or her health so

care to control his or her health so

care to control his or her health so these indicators can often be seen in

these indicators can often be seen in

these indicators can often be seen in the eye before they can be seen anywhere

the eye before they can be seen anywhere

the eye before they can be seen anywhere else really the eye is such an important

else really the eye is such an important

else really the eye is such an important window to our bodies and our health