Macular pigment and its contribution to visual performance and experience

There is now a consensus, based on histological, biochemical and spectral absorption data, that the yellow colour observed at the macula lutea is a consequence of the selective accumulation of dietary xanthophylls in the central retina of the living eye. Scientific research continues to explore the...

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Main Authors: James Loughman, Peter A. Davison, John M. Nolan, Mukunda C. Akkali, Stephen Beatty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-04-01
Series:Journal of Optometry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S188842961070011X