{"id":4179,"date":"2017-05-04T15:59:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T13:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iristech.co\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2019-12-01T12:40:14","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T10:40:14","slug":"macular-pigment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iristech.co\/macular-pigment\/","title":{"rendered":"Macular Pigment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iristech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image001-300x280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4180\" src=\"https:\/\/iristech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/image001-300x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Macular pigment is comprised of Zeaxanthin and Lutein, which are found in the center of the macula (fovea) at a natural 2:1 ratio. MPOD (Macular Pigment Optical Density) is important for three specific reasons:<\/p>\n<p>1. Low macular pigment is a key risk factor for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of significant vision loss over age 55<\/p>\n<p>2. Macular pigment absorbs harmful blue light, protecting the photo-receptors from damage<\/p>\n<p>3. Macular pigment improves visual performance, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Visual acuity<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0ability to see clearly, especially in fine detail situations like needlepoint or reading in low light situations<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contrast sensitivity<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0ability to discern objects from their background (i.e. seeing a white golf ball or baseball clearly against a light blue sky)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Light sensitivity\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 visual discomfort in sunlight or when exposed to bright light<\/li>\n<li><strong>Glare recovery<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 recovery from temporary \u201cblindness\u201d caused by high intensity lighting, such as automobiles or stadium lights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iristech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Internal-Sunglasses-graphic-274x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4181\" src=\"https:\/\/iristech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Internal-Sunglasses-graphic-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you know that 78 percent of the U.S. population has less than optimal macular pigment? Healthy macular pigment acts as \u201cinternal sunglasses\u201d to protect against harmful blue light that enters the eye and negatively impacts the visual cells responsible for central and peripheral vision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iristech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/anti-glare-computer-eye-strain-diet_macular-pigment-bluelight-filtering-statistics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4188\" src=\"https:\/\/iristech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/anti-glare-computer-eye-strain-diet_macular-pigment-bluelight-filtering-statistics.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"803\" height=\"493\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Significant increases can be achieved through nutritional intake and supplements containing Zeaxanthin and Lutein.<\/p>\n<p>The natural ratio of Zeaxanthin to Lutein found in a healthy fovea is\u00a02:1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\">&nbsp; Macular pigment is comprised of Zeaxanthin and Lutein, which are found in the center of the macula (fovea) at a natural 2:1 ratio. MPOD (Macular Pigment Optical Density) is important for three specific reasons: 1. Low macular pigment is a key risk factor for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of significant vision loss over age 55 2. &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/iristech.co\/macular-pigment\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Macular Pigment | IrisTech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What do you know about the macular pigment? Do you know anything actually? 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