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Macular Pigment

Known as: Macular Pigment [Chemical/Ingredient], Pigment, Macular 
A yellow pigment that accumulates in the MACULA LUTEA. It is composed of LUTEIN, meso-zeaxanthin, and ZEAXANTHIN.
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2017
2017
Macular Pigment Optical Density in an Aging Irish Population: the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Purpose: The 3 carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso zeaxanthin, which account for the ‘yellow spot’ at the macula and which… 
2016
2016
An exploratory study evaluating the effects of macular carotenoid supplementation in various retinal diseases
Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the impact of daily oral supplementation with Macushield (10 mg/d meso-zeaxanthin, 10… 
2015
2015
Temporal Visual Mechanisms May Mediate Compensation for Macular Pigment
Macular pigment (MP) is a pre-receptoral filter that is diet derived and deposited in relatively high optical density in the… 
2014
2014
The effect of age and cataract surgery on macular pigment optic density: a cross-sectional, comparative study
BackgroundTo analyze the effects of age, cataract surgery and postoperative period on macular pigment optical density (MPOD… 
2014
2014
The spatial profile of macular pigment in subjects from a Singapore Chinese population.
PURPOSE To examine the spatial profile of macular pigment (MP) and its relationship with serum concentrations of lutein (L) and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Resonance Raman imaging of macular pigment distributions in the human retina.
We describe resonance Raman imaging (RRI) of macular pigment (MP) distributions in the living human eye. MP consists of the… 
2005
2005
Compensation for light loss due to filtering by macular pigment: relation to hue cancellation
Background:  A long‐standing question in colour vision research is how the visual system is able to correct for the significant… 
2002
2002
Optical measurement of human retinal macular pigment and its spatial distribution with age.
The existence of macular pigment (MP) in human eyes has been found to be of importance in the prevention of age-related macular… 
2001
2001
Macular pigment optical density before and after cataract extraction.
PURPOSE Psychophysical methods of measuring macular pigment (MP) use comparisons of short- and midwave light in the fovea and… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Macular pigment density in monozygotic twins.
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