Bernstein Paul S, Delori François C, Richer Stuart, van Kuijk Frederik J M, Wenzel Adam J
Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Vision Res. 2010 Mar 31;50(7):716-28. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.10.014. Epub 2009 Oct 23.
There is increasing recognition that the optical and antioxidant properties of the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin play an important role in maintaining the health and function of the human macula. In this review article, we assess the value of non-invasive quantification of macular pigment levels and distributions to identify individuals potentially at risk for visual disability or catastrophic vision loss from age-related macular degeneration, and we consider the strengths and weaknesses of the diverse measurement methods currently available.
叶黄素和玉米黄质这两种叶黄素类胡萝卜素的光学和抗氧化特性在维持人类黄斑的健康和功能方面发挥着重要作用,这一点正日益得到认可。在这篇综述文章中,我们评估了黄斑色素水平和分布的非侵入性定量对于识别可能因年龄相关性黄斑变性而面临视力残疾或灾难性视力丧失风险的个体的价值,并考虑了目前可用的各种测量方法的优缺点。