Optometry Product Guide » Macular pigment http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog A comprehensive guide to optometry products for medical professionals Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Vision study to access macular pigment http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2008/02/29/vision-study-to-access-macular-pigment/ http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2008/02/29/vision-study-to-access-macular-pigment/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:45:47 +0000 Melissa Chang http://www.optometryproductguide.com/blog/2008/02/29/vision-study-to-access-macular-pigment/ The Vision Research Group at the Optometry Department at the Dublin Institute of Technology has joined forces with the Macular Pigment Research Group at the Waterford Institute of Technology to carry out a new research study into macular pigment and its relationship to visual performance and ocular health.

Dr James Loughman, lead scientist for the project at the Optometry Department in DIT, said the project, which has secured substantial funding from Enterprise Ireland and Bausch & Lomb and has seen the development of new state-of-the-art laboratories at each site, will examine the possible short and long-term visual benefits of macular pigment.

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