Absolute and estimated values of macular pigment optical density in young and aged Asian participants with or without age-related macular degeneration

Abstract Background Lutein and zeaxanthin are suggested micronutrient supplements to prevent the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness worldwide. To monitor the levels of lutein/zeaxanthin in the macula, macular pigment optical density (MPOD) is measured...

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Hlavní autoři:	Yoko Ozawa, Yuta Shigeno, Norihiro Nagai, Misa Suzuki, Toshihide Kurihara, Sakiko Minami, Eri Hirano, Hajime Shinoda, Saori Kobayashi, Kazuo Tsubota
Médium:	Artigo
Jazyk:	Inglês
Vydáno:	BMC 2017-08-01
Edice:	BMC Ophthalmology
Témata:	Macular pigment Retina Lutein Zeaxanthin Age-related macular degeneration Heterochromatic flicker photometry
On-line přístup:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12886-017-0557-5
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