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2 years on from OQ62’s feature on the Macuscope, a team at the Department
of Optometry and Neuroscience at the University of Manchester have now
recently developed a new device called the MPOD, which aims to identify
those potentially at risk from Age Related Macular Degeneration by assessing
their level of macular pigmentation. Olivia Howells, a Clinical demonstrator at
Aston University, discusses the MPOD and its benefits with Dr Ian Murray,
whose research contributed to the development of the device. Philip Morgan
also discusses the use of the device with Steven Harris, a
community Optometrist in West Wickham, Kent.
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Olivia Howells and Ian Murray
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Makridaki, M., Carden, D. & Murray, I. J. 2009, Macular pigment measurement
in clinics: controlling the effect of the ageing media, Ophthalmic Physiol Opt, 29, 338-344.
van der Veen, R. L., Berendschot, T. T., Hendrikse, F., Carden, D., Makridaki, M. & Murray, I. J. 2009,
A new desktop instrument for measuring macular pigment optical density based on a novel
technique for setting flicker thresholds, Ophthalmic Physiol Opt, 29, 127-137.
van der Veen, R. L., Berendschot, T. T., Makridaki, M., Hendrikse, F., Carden, D. & Murray, I. J. 2009,
Correspondence between retinal reflectometry and a flicker-based technique in the measurement
of macular pigment spatial profiles, J Biomed Opt, 14, 064046.
