Eye scans may spot Epilepsy's silent brain damage

This study investigates whether epilepsy causes progressive damage to the brain by looking at the retina—the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye. Researchers will use optical coherence tomography (OCT) to measure retinal thickness and blood vessel changes in 250 adults aged 18–40 with epilepsy or other neurological conditions. They will also measure inflammatory markers in the blood. The goal is to see if retinal changes can help predict which patients will develop drug-resistant epilepsy and how the disease progresses over 18 months.