Know it, before you feel it.
The retinal image taken at your eye appointment can reveal more than the health of your eyes. With Dr.Noon, it can also provide valuable insight into your heart risk.
No needles. No blood tests. No radiation.
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You can feel well and still have hidden heart risk
You can feel completely well, live healthily and get reassuring results from your GP, while heart risk is still developing silently in the background.
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the UK, yet up to 85% is preventable through lifestyle changes alone. The challenge is that heart risk can develop silently for years, often before becoming more serious or showing obvious symptoms. Knowing earlier gives you more time to act.
The good news is that early signs can appear years before symptoms and your eyes can help reveal them.
Know your risk. Stay ahead.
Your eyes can reveal hidden heart risk
Why do we check for heart risk at an eye appointment? Because the back of your eye gives us a rare, direct view of small blood vessels – without needles or invasive tests. When your optician takes a retinal image, they capture those vessels, which can show patterns linked to your wider cardiovascular health.
Dr.Noon analyses that retinal image, looking for patterns associated with heart risk. It’s a screening tool, clinically validated and approved for use in the UK. You have your scan just as you normally would. Dr.Noon does the rest.
That’s why one retinal image can reveal far more than your eyesight alone.
Healthy today. What about the years ahead?
You might feel fit, get good check-ups, maybe track your heart rate, sleep and activity every day. All of it is genuinely useful for understanding how you’re doing right now.
Dr.Noon gives you a different kind of insight. It looks for patterns associated with heart risk that can develop quietly over time, before you would necessarily feel anything.
If you wear a smartwatch, keep wearing it. Dr.Noon isn’t replacing the health information you already have – it’s adding another piece of the picture and helping you look further ahead.
Dr. Noon lets you look further ahead.
Putting your health back in your hands
Knowing about heart risk earlier gives you more time to understand it, monitor it and make changes that could help protect your future health.
More time to ask questions.
More time to make positive changes.
More time to speak to a healthcare professional if you need to.
That’s the real value of knowing early.
The gift of knowing
It’s completely understandable to wonder what a health check might find. But knowing your risk early means you have more time to do something about it, if needed.
A higher-risk result isn’t a verdict; it’s useful information that can help you understand what to do next.
How it works
Dr.Noon from scan to personalised insights
1. Your eye scan
Your optician takes a retinal image — often already part of your routine eye appointment.
2. Dr. Noon analyses it
The retinal image is uploaded to Dr.Noon, which looks for the patterns linked to heart risk.
3. You get clear next steps
Your practitioner talks you through what your result means, and what should do next.
Your practitioner shares your report, explaining what your result means and what to do next.
What your scan can tell you
Where you sit
See your cardiovascular risk over the next five years, shown simply as low, moderate or elevated.
How you compare
See how your result compares with other people of your age and sex , helping put your risk into context. For example, you may fall into a moderate risk band because of age, while still comparing favourably with your peers.
What to do next
Get practical, personal steps to maintain or improve your heart health, including whether a further review with a healthcare professional is recommended.
No extra steps
Here’s the part that surprises people: The retinal image Dr.Noon needs is often already taken as part of a routine eye appointment.
No second appointment. No fasting. No blood tests. No special preparation.
Dr.Noon simply uses that same image to give you additional insight into your heart risk.
Questions people ask
How long does it take?
The retinal image itself is quick to take, and you are likely already having it. Dr.Noon instantly analyses the images and sends a report.
Does it hurt?
Not at all. It’s a quick, non-invasive retinal image of the back of your eye — the same kind your optician already takes.
Do I need to prepare?
No. Eat normally, have your coffee, take your usual medication, and bring your glasses.
Will my pupils be dilated?
Usually not — modern cameras rarely need it. If yours does, your optician will let you know first.
My smartwatch already tracks my heart. Isn’t that enough?
A smartwatch is very good at what it does — your heart rate and activity, today. Dr. Noon looks at something different: patterns linked to heart risk that may develop quietly over time.
Is this AI?
There’s software doing the analysis — trained and clinically validated on a very large number of retinal images, and approved for use in the UK. The technology behind it is robust and independently validated; what you ultimately get is a clear result your practitioner can talk you through, and we’re always happy to explain how it works.
Can it replace a blood test or an ECG?
No — it’s is a screening tool designed to provide additional insight into cardiovascular risk. Your GP may recommend other tests depending on your result and wider health.
What happens to my data?
Your retinal images and details are encrypted and stored securely under UK GDPR. Only your practitioner and authorised healthcare professionals and staff can access your report.
Know your risk. Stay ahead.
Your next eye test could tell you more than you expect. Ask whether your practice offers Dr. Noon. If you’re already having a retinal image taken, it can use that same image to look for patterns linked to heart risk