Associations between macular pigment, iris color and reflectance, ethnicity, and color vision: An observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Conflicting findings exist in the literature with regard to the relationship between iris color, ethnicity, macular pigment optical density (MPOD), and hue discrimination. This study re-examined these relationships, accounting for factors that may have confounded prior studies. Clinically, the relationship between MPOD and hue discrimination may impact the utility of macular pigment supplementation as a treatment for conditions such as macular degeneration.

Methods

Subjects (n = 30, mean/SD age = 25.1/2.5 yrs.) with normal color vision completed MPOD testing and Farnsworth-Munsell 100 hue (FM100) testing. MPOD data was derived from the average of three measurements using the QuantifEYE II device and FM100 testing included training runs. The total error score of the F

SUBMITTER: Garakani R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687157 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature