Advances in ocular aging: combining deep learning, imaging, and liquid biopsy biomarkers

Ageing is a significant risk factor for a wide range of human diseases. Yet, its direct relationship with ocular ageing as a marker for overall age-related diseases and mortality still needs to be explored. Non-invasive and minimally invasive methods, including biomarkers detected through ocular ima...

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Main Authors: Dengren Zhang, Naiyang Li, Fan Li
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1591936/full
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description Ageing is a significant risk factor for a wide range of human diseases. Yet, its direct relationship with ocular ageing as a marker for overall age-related diseases and mortality still needs to be explored. Non-invasive and minimally invasive methods, including biomarkers detected through ocular imaging or liquid biopsies from the aqueous humour or vitreous body, provide a promising avenue for assessing ocular ageing. These approaches are particularly valuable given the eye’s limited regenerative capacity, where tissue damage can result in irreversible harm. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning, has revolutionized medical research, offering novel perspectives on the ageing process. This review highlights how integrating deep learning with advanced imaging and liquid biopsy biomarkers has become a transformative approach to understanding ocular ageing and its implications for systemic health.
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spelling doaj-art-bc7569369ef243358aac0cca2a653cb02025-08-20T03:31:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-07-011210.3389/fmed.2025.15919361591936Advances in ocular aging: combining deep learning, imaging, and liquid biopsy biomarkersDengren Zhang0Dengren Zhang1Naiyang Li2Naiyang Li3Fan Li4Fan Li5Fan Li6Eye Center, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, ChinaShenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, ChinaEye Center, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, ChinaKey Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Ministry of Education, Jinan University, Guangzhou, ChinaEye Center, Zhongshan City People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, ChinaShenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, ChinaThe First Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, ChinaAgeing is a significant risk factor for a wide range of human diseases. Yet, its direct relationship with ocular ageing as a marker for overall age-related diseases and mortality still needs to be explored. Non-invasive and minimally invasive methods, including biomarkers detected through ocular imaging or liquid biopsies from the aqueous humour or vitreous body, provide a promising avenue for assessing ocular ageing. These approaches are particularly valuable given the eye’s limited regenerative capacity, where tissue damage can result in irreversible harm. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning, has revolutionized medical research, offering novel perspectives on the ageing process. This review highlights how integrating deep learning with advanced imaging and liquid biopsy biomarkers has become a transformative approach to understanding ocular ageing and its implications for systemic health.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1591936/fullocular agingdeep learningliquid biopsyimagingage-related eye diseases
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ocular aging
deep learning
liquid biopsy
imaging
age-related eye diseases
title Advances in ocular aging: combining deep learning, imaging, and liquid biopsy biomarkers
title_full Advances in ocular aging: combining deep learning, imaging, and liquid biopsy biomarkers
title_fullStr Advances in ocular aging: combining deep learning, imaging, and liquid biopsy biomarkers
title_full_unstemmed Advances in ocular aging: combining deep learning, imaging, and liquid biopsy biomarkers
title_short Advances in ocular aging: combining deep learning, imaging, and liquid biopsy biomarkers
title_sort advances in ocular aging combining deep learning imaging and liquid biopsy biomarkers
topic ocular aging
deep learning
liquid biopsy
imaging
age-related eye diseases
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