Macular pigment optical density in a Brazilian sample
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Macular pigment optical density in a Brazilian sample
Background To evaluate macular pigment optical density (MPOD) and to identify its determinants in a sample of Brazilian individuals. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. One hundred three healthy individuals had both eyes photographed using a Visucam 500 digital fundus camera (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany) in combination with the MPOD module. Four variables were obtained: maximum MP...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2056-9920
DOI: 10.1186/s40942-018-0107-1