18Aug 2017

OVERVIEW OF GLARE TYPES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH MACULAR PIGMENT OPTICAL DENSITY.

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Reduced visual performance due to intraocular scatter and environmental glare conditions are two of the most commonly reported symptoms in a clinical setting. Study of glare and the neural processes that underlie the phenomena have been studied since the early 19th century. This overview provides a historical perspective of glare and intraocular scatter, types and definitions, role of ophthalmic materials in glare mitigation and the role of macular pigment in glare amelioration. The 3 hypothesized roles of macular pigment (MP) to include Retinal Protection, Neural Efficiency and Optical Enhancement as well as an examination of the 3 subsets of Optical Enhancement as it related to glare reduction will also be explored. Existing literature has explored the detailed spatial and chemical properties of MP and this review will discuss how differing glare types can be affected by differing MP spatial distributions and how tailored oral supplementation of MP constituents can enhance the glare reduction benefits.

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[Chris Putnam. (2017); OVERVIEW OF GLARE TYPES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH MACULAR PIGMENT OPTICAL DENSITY. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Aug). 1131-1140] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Chris Putnam
UMSL College of Optometry One University Blvd, 417 Marillac Hall St Louis, MO 63121

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/5165      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/5165

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