Enrichment of Macular Pigment Enhances Contrast Sensitivity in Subjects Free of Retinal Disease: Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Trials – Report 1

• Published in: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science Vol. 57; no. 7; p. 3429
• Main Authors: Nolan, John M., Power, Rebecca, Stringham, Jim, Dennison, Jessica, Stack, Jim, Kelly, David, Moran, Rachel, Akuffo, Kwadwo O., Corcoran, Laura, Beatty, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Contrast Sensitivity - drug effects; Dietary Supplements; Female; Humans; Lutein - administration & dosage; Lutein - blood; Lutein - pharmacology; Macula Lutea - physiopathology; Macular Pigment - metabolism; Macular Pigment - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Recovery of Function - drug effects; Stress, Psychological; Visual Acuity - drug effects; Zeaxanthins - administration & dosage; Zeaxanthins - blood; Zeaxanthins - pharmacology

The high-performance visual function associated with central vision is mediated by the macula (the central retina), which accumulates three diet-derived pigments (the carotenoids lutein [L], zeaxanthin [Z], and meso-zeaxanthin [MZ]). Our study sought to investigate the impact on visual function, inc...