Supplementation with three different macular carotenoid formulations in patients with early age-related macular degeneration

• Published in: Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 34; no. 9; p. 1757
• Main Authors: Sabour-Pickett, Sarah, Beatty, Stephen, Connolly, Eithne, Loughman, James, Stack, Jim, Howard, Alan, Klein, Ronald, Klein, Barbara E, Meuer, Stacy M, Myers, Chelsea E, Akuffo, Kwadwo O, Nolan, John M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Aged; Contrast Sensitivity - drug effects; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Lutein - administration & dosage; Macular Degeneration - drug therapy; Macular Degeneration - physiopathology; Macular Pigment - metabolism; Male; Middle Aged; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Photometry; Single-Blind Method; Visual Acuity - drug effects; Zeaxanthins - administration & dosage

To investigate the impact of three different macular carotenoid formulations on macular pigment optical density and visual performance in subjects with early age-related macular degeneration. Fifty-two subjects were supplemented and followed for 12 months, 17 of them were in intervention Group 1 (20...