Supplementation with the carotenoids lutein or zeaxanthin improves human visual performance

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 362-371

  Kvansakul, Jessica ^a   Rodriguez Carmona, Marisa ^a   Edgar, David F ^a   Barker, Felix M ^b   Köpcke, Wolfgang ^c   Schalch, Wolfgang ^d   Barbur, John L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aberrations; Contrast acuity; Lutein; Macular pigment; Retinal carotenoids; Scattered light; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PLACEBO; RHODOPSIN; VISUAL PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LUMINANCE; MALE; MONITOR; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; LIGHT; LUTEIN; MACULA LUTEA; MALE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL ACUITY; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 33745506241     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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