A randomized placebo-controlled study on the effects of lutein and zeaxanthin on visual processing speed in young healthy subjects

• Published in: Archives of biochemistry and biophysics Vol. 572; pp. 54 - 57
• Main Authors: Bovier, Emily R., Hammond, Billy R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 15.04.2015
• Subjects: absorbance; Adolescent; Adult; Contrast Sensitivity - drug effects; Contrast Sensitivity - physiology; correlation; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; lutein; Lutein - metabolism; Lutein - pharmacology; Macula Lutea - drug effects; Macula Lutea - metabolism; Male; Placebos; psychophysics; retina; sports; Time Factors; vision; Young Adult; zeaxanthin; Zeaxanthins - metabolism; Zeaxanthins - pharmacology; Lutein; Visual processing speed; Zeaxanthin; CFF

Speed of processing is a particularly important characteristic of the visual system. Often a behavioral reaction to a visual stimulus must be faster than the conscious perception of that stimulus, as is the case with many sports (e.g., baseball). Visual psychophysics provides a relatively simple and...