Serum and Macular Carotenoids in Relation to Retinal Vessel Caliber Fifteen Years Later, in the Second Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study

Barrett, N., B. Blodi, A. Domalpally, E. Johnson, J. Korger, T. Lawler, Y. Liu, Z. Liu, J. Mares, J. Pak, and R. Wallace. Serum and Macular Carotenoids in Relation to Retinal Vessel Caliber Fifteen Years Later, in the Second Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2021, p. Epub PubMed Text.

Abstract

Purpose: We investigated whether dietary carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin (L/Z) in the serum and macula were associated with central retinal arteriole and venule calibers in a follow-up ancillary study among older women in the Women’s Health Initiative.