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Purpose To monitor photopic and scotopic sensitivity recovery during a one year period of supplementation with lutein (L).
Methods A two centred, placebo controlled study of L supplementation was conducted in Maastricht, The Netherlands and Manchester, UK. L capsules (10mg ester), or placebo (P) were taken by AMD patients daily. There were 29 patients in the L group and 31 patients in the P group...
Purpose To investigate the effect on spatial vision of enhancing macular pigment (MP) with lutein (L) capsules in patients with early AMD.
Methods A randomised, placebo‐controlled two‐centred, 12 months study of the effects of L supplementation was conducted in Manchester, UK and Maastricht, The Netherlands. L capsules (10mg Ester), or a placebo were taken daily. 35 patients (mean age 73.4 ± 8.2,...