Macular pigment and age-related macular degeneration: Longitudinal data and better techniques of measurement are needed

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 843-845

  Beatty, Stephen ^a   Van Kuijk, Frederik J G M ^b   Chakravarthy, Usha ^c  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; DIETARY INTAKE; EYE PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REFLECTOMETRY; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; BLOOD; DIET; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DIET; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MACULAR DEGENERATION; RETINAL PIGMENTS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 41949091097     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-1276     Document Type: Article

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