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Review
. 1999 Jul;83(7):867-77.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.83.7.867.

Macular pigment and age related macular degeneration

S Beatty  1 , M Boulton, D Henson, H H Koh, I J Murray
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Review

Macular pigment and age related macular degeneration

S Beatty et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1999 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Photographs of a section through the fovea of an adult female Macaca mulatta in green light (top panel) and blue light (lower panel). Dark regions in blue light that are absent in green light represent areas of high macular pigment density. PE= retinal pigment epithelium; OS= outer segment layer; IS= inner segment layer; ON= outer nuclear layer; RA= receptor axon layer; IN= inner nuclear layer; IP= inner plexiform layer; GC= ganglion cell layer. (Reprinted from Snodderly et al,1 with permission from G J Chader, editor in chief, IOVS, and Dr Max Snodderly.)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Absorption spectrum of macular pigment as plotted by Wyszecki and Stiles (line) and Werner et al (points). (Reprinted from Werner et al,36 with permission from Elsevier Science.)
Figure 3
Figure 3
A schematic representation of the cooperative antioxidant interactions of vitamin E, vitamin C, and the carotenoids. EOH*+= radical cation of α tocopherol; AA*+= radical cation of ascorbic acid; CAR*+= radical cation of carotenoid.
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