Abstract
Macular pigment has been the focus of much attention in recent years, as a potential modifiable risk factor for age-related macular degeneration. This interest has been heightened by the ability to measure macular pigment optical density (MPOD) in vivo.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 315-347 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| Journal | Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 249 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 8 Jan 2011 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- densitometry
- ophthalmological diagnostic techniques
- humans
- lutein
- macula lutea
- photometry
- psychophysiology
- retinal pigments
- Raman spectrum analysis
- xanthophylls