Education is positively associated with macular pigment: the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)

John M Nolan; Joanne Feeney; Rose Anne Kenny; Hilary Cronin; Claire O'Regan; George M Savva; James Loughman; Ciaran Finucane; Eithne Connolly; Katie Meagher; Stephen Beatty

doi:10.1167/iovs.11-9367

Education is positively associated with macular pigment: the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)

John M Nolan, Joanne Feeney, Rose Anne Kenny, Hilary Cronin, Claire O'Regan, George M Savva, James Loughman, Ciaran Finucane, Eithne Connolly, Katie Meagher, Stephen Beatty

Norwich Epidemiology Centre

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Abstract

The three carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin, are found at the macula and referred to as macular pigment (MP). This study was undertaken to investigate determinants of MP in a large randomly selected sample from the Republic of Ireland (as part of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing [TILDA]).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7855-7861
Number of pages	7
Journal	Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Volume	53
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-9367
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2012

Keywords

Humans
Aging
Ireland
Aged
Macular Degeneration
Retinal Pigments
Patient Education as Topic
Aged, 80 and over
Risk Factors
Macula Lutea
Incidence
Follow-Up Studies
Middle Aged
Female
Male

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