TY - CHAP
T1 - Macular pigment measurement - Clinical applications
AU - Van Kuijk, Frederik J.G.M.
AU - Pauleikhoff, Daniel
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Chapter 6 outlined various studies that have utilized autofluorescence imaging to measure macular pigment (MP) [14, 21, 22]. In addition to peak optical density, the autofluorescence method allows assessment of the shape of MP spatial distribution. There is considerable intersubject differences in MP spatial profiles, as recognized by several investigators [6, 7, 11, 14]. It is perhaps surprising that so many studies on MP, including some of those based on fundus imaging, focused solely on the peak optical density at the fovea and ignored the lateral distribution [3, 4, 21, 22]. A possible role for MP in the pathophysiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been suggested [2, 5], and Trieschmann et al. have reported that this can be related to the MP profiles [19].
AB - Chapter 6 outlined various studies that have utilized autofluorescence imaging to measure macular pigment (MP) [14, 21, 22]. In addition to peak optical density, the autofluorescence method allows assessment of the shape of MP spatial distribution. There is considerable intersubject differences in MP spatial profiles, as recognized by several investigators [6, 7, 11, 14]. It is perhaps surprising that so many studies on MP, including some of those based on fundus imaging, focused solely on the peak optical density at the fovea and ignored the lateral distribution [3, 4, 21, 22]. A possible role for MP in the pathophysiology of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has been suggested [2, 5], and Trieschmann et al. have reported that this can be related to the MP profiles [19].
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-71994-6_7
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-71994-6_7
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84895281583
SN - 9783540719939
SP - 63
EP - 69
BT - Atlas of Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging
PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ER -