An evaluation of a novel instrument for measuring macular pigment optical density: The MPS 9000

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Loughman, James ^a,b   Scanlon, Grainne ^a   Nolan, John M ^c   O'Dwyer, Veronica ^a   Beatty, Stephen ^c  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

^c Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; heterochromatic flicker photometry; Macular Densitometer; macular pigment; MPS 9000

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLAND ALTMAN ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HETEROCHROMATIC FLICKER PHOTOMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSESSIONAL REPEATABILITY; MACULAR PIGMENT OPTICAL DENSITY; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATABILITY; RETINAL ECCENTRICITY; STUDENT T TEST; TEST RETEST VARIABILITY;

ADULT; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; LUTEIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOMETRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; XANTHOPHYLLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857790831     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: 17553768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02294.x     Document Type: Article

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