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Measurement of Macular Pigment Optical Density Using Two Different Heterochromatic Flicker Photometers

Edward Loane Macular Pigment Research Group, Department of Chemical & Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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Jim Stack Department of Physical and Quantitative Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
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Stephen Beatty Macular Pigment Research Group, Department of Chemical & Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland; Department of Ophthalmology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland
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John M. Nolan Macular Pigment Research Group, Department of Chemical & Life Sciences, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford, Ireland
Pages 555-564 | Received 07 Mar 2007, Accepted 23 Apr 2007, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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Christopher M Putnam. (2017) Clinical imaging of macular pigment optical density and spatial distribution. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 100:4, pages 333-340.
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Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, Stephen Beatty, Jim Stack, Jessica Dennison, Sarah O’Regan, Katherine A. Meagher, Tunde Peto & John Nolan. (2014) Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Trials (CREST): Design and Methodology of the CREST Randomized Controlled Trials. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 21:2, pages 111-123.
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Raymond O Beirne. (2014) Macular pigment levels do not influence C‐Quant retinal straylight estimates in young Caucasians. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 97:2, pages 171-174.
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Hannah Bartlett, Olivia Howells & Frank Eperjesi. (2010) The role of macular pigment assessment in clinical practice: a review. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 93:5, pages 300-308.
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Eithne E. Connolly, Stephen Beatty, David I. Thurnham, James Loughman, Alan N. Howard, Jim Stack & John M. Nolan. (2010) Augmentation of Macular Pigment Following Supplementation with All Three Macular Carotenoids: An Exploratory Study. Current Eye Research 35:4, pages 335-351.
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Robin G. Abell, Alex W. Hewitt, Marko Andric, Penelope L. Allen & Nitin Verma. (2014) The use of heterochromatic flicker photometry to determine macular pigment optical density in a healthy Australian population. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 252:3, pages 417-421.
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Raymond O. Beirne. (2013) The macular pigment optical density spatial profile and increasing age. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 252:3, pages 383-388.
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Jessica L. Dennison, Jim Stack, Stephen Beatty & John M. Nolan. (2013) Concordance of macular pigment measurements obtained using customized heterochromatic flicker photometry, dual-wavelength autofluorescence, and single-wavelength reflectance. Experimental Eye Research 116, pages 190-198.
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Raymond O. Beirne. (2013) The relationship between foveal short-wavelength-sensitive visual function and macular pigment optical density in the ageing age. Vision Research 86, pages 81-86.
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Nianting Tong, Wei Zhang, Zhenzhen Zhang, Yuanyuan Gong, Billy Wooten & Xingwei Wu. (2012) Inverse relationship between macular pigment optical density and axial length in Chinese subjects with myopia. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 251:6, pages 1495-1500.
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Olivia Howells, Frank Eperjesi & Hannah Bartlett. (2012) Improving the repeatability of heterochromatic flicker photometry for measurement of macular pigment optical density. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology 251:3, pages 871-880.
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Edward Loane, John M. Nolan, Gareth J. McKay & Stephen Beatty. (2011) The association between macular pigment optical density and CFH, ARMS2, C2/BF, and C3 genotype. Experimental Eye Research 93:5, pages 592-598.
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