Abstract:

The macular area, a unique tissue structure, has the most keen vision, color vision and perception in shape. The study of human macular pigment and its distribution in vivo is now possible through determination of macular pigment optical density (MPOD). Previous studies have shown that MPOD decreasing is related to the development of diabetes and age-related macular degeneration. Now, more and more studies show that MPOD measurement  can also be used to evaluate the prognosis of some eye diseases and related systemic diseases such as glaucoma, Stargardt disease, macular telangiectasia type 2 and Sjgren-Larsson syndrome.(Int Rev Ophthalmol,2015,39:322.326)