Determinants of Macular Pigment: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).

J M. Nolan, Waterford Institute of Technology
J Feeney, University of Dublin, Trinity College
R A. Kenny, University of Dublin, Trinity College
H Cronin, University of Dublin, Trinity College
C O'Regan, University of Dublin, Trinity College
G M. Savva, University of Dublin, Trinity College
James Loughman, Dublin Institute of Technology
C Finucane, University of Dublin, Trinity College
E Connolly, Waterford Institute of Technology
K Meagher, Waterford Institute of Technology
S Beatty, Waterford Institute of Technology

Document Type Article

J.M Nolan et al., Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-9367. (2012)

Abstract

PURPOSE. The three carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin, are found at the macula and referred to as macular pigment (MP). This study was undertaken to investigate determinants of MP in a large randomly selected sample from the Republic of Ireland (as part of The Irish Longitudinal Study