Our research in the media!

We’re excited to share that our recent publication, "Early detection of Parkinson's disease: Retinal functional impairments as potential biomarkers", has been making waves beyond the academic community! In the past few days, media outlets have spotlighted our work, underscoring both the scientific significance and the real-world impact of our findings 👁️.

Listen to our interview with Guillaume Dumas at CBC - Radio-Canada radio here:

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/c-est-encore-mieux-l-apres-midi/episodes/926874/jeudi-1-mai-2025-diagnostiquer-le-parkinson-des-enjeux-ethiques-dans-the-last-of-us

And read the recent media coverage here (in french):

• Détecter la maladie de Parkinson grâce à un simple examen de la rétine, Université Laval, Communiqué

• Un examen de la rétine pourrait permettre de dépister le Parkinson, L'Actualité

• La rétine pour le diagnostic précoce de la maladie de Parkinson, ULaval nouvelles

• Université Laval: une percée pour détecter la maladie de Parkinson grâce à un examen de la rétine, Le Journal de Québec

We are excited to see such coverage of our work and hope it helps bring scientific insights closer to the public!

Dr. Lévesque and finishing Ph.D student Victoria Soto Linan - first author on the paper - pose with the ERG apparatus used for the study.