Purpose Age‐related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative disease of the macula,
often leading to progressive vision loss. The rate of disease progression can vary among …

Oxidative stress is an important pathomechanism found in numerous ocular degenerative
diseases. To provide a better understanding of the mechanism and treatment of …

Background Zeaxanthin is a carotenoid pigment found in several fruits and vegetables.
Belonging to the xanthophyll family, it is widely present in human and some animals skin …

Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoid pigments with a common C40H56 core chemical
structure that are naturally synthesized by many plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi. Humans …

Resonance Raman spectroscopy (RRS) and reflection spectroscopy (RS) are optical
methods applicable to the non-invasive detection of carotenoids in human skin. RRS is the …

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide.
Macular pigment optical density (MPOD), a biomarker for AMD, is a non-invasive measure to …

The skin is shielding our organism from exogenous threats including solar radiation.
Carotenoids which are ingested with the diet accumulate in the skin with the highest levels …

Carotenoid compounds are ubiquitous in nature, providing the characteristic colouring of
many algae, bacteria, fruits and vegetables. They are a critical component of the human diet …

Carotenoids are a category of health-promoting phytonutrients that are found in a variety of
fruits and vegetables and have been used as a biomarker to approximate dietary fruit and …

Purpose: To refine estimates of macular soft drusen abundance in eyes with age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) and evaluate hypotheses about drusen biogenesis, we …