Macular pigment measurement in clinics: Controlling the effect of the ageing media

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 338-344

  Makridaki, M ^a   Carden, D ^a   Murray, I J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flicker; Large sample; Macular pigment; Media yellowing; Photometry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FILTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MACULAR PIGMENT OPTICAL DENSITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICS; PHOTOMETRY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SCHOOL CHILD; SIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOMETRY; RETINAL PIGMENTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65849268325     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2009.00667.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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