FLIO and the Influence of Oral Lutein Supplementation on Macular Pigment

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To investigate the effects of lutein supplementation on macular pigment density using FLIO and MPOD measurements in patients with age-related macular degeneration and healthy subjects over a course of 6 months.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital Inselspital, Berne

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject must be willing to give written informed consent

• Probands 18 years of age or greater

• Both eyes will be assessed in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Opacities of ocular media excluding detailed observation of the retina

• Gastrointestinal diseases that could cause disturbance of dietary absorption

• History of lutein supplementation

• Allergy to lutein and zeaxanthin

• Missing compliance