Open AccessAssessment of macular pigment optical density using fundus reflectometry in diabetic patients
Author(s) -
Mary Varghese,
Joel Antony
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
middle east african journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0975-1599
pISSN - 0974-9233
DOI - 10.4103/meajo.meajo_248_17
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , optical density , fundus (uterus) , ophthalmology , diabetes mellitus , fundus camera , reflectometry , glycemic , ophthalmoscopy , retinal , endocrinology , time domain , computer science , computer vision
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of visual disability and may be associated with reduction in macular pigment (MP) density and insufficient data are available. We present MP optical density (MPOD) measured by fundus reflectometry in eyes with and without early and moderate DR.