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| Title |
Effect of carotenoids dietary supplementation on macular function in diabetic patients
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| Published in |
Eye and Vision, October 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40662-017-0088-4 |
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| Authors |
Marilita M. Moschos, Maria Dettoraki, Michael Tsatsos, George Kitsos, Christos Kalogeropoulos |
| Abstract |
Diabetic retinopathy is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness among working-age people worldwide. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of a carotenoid supplementation on retinal thickness and macular function of patients with diabetes using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and multifocal electroretinography (mfERG). A retrospective study of one hundred and twenty eyes of sixty patients age between 40 and 60 years with non-insulin dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus without diabetic retinopathy who underwent OCT and mfERG and took vitamin supplements for a period of two years. Patients received a carotenoid supplement containing lutein (10 mg), zeaxanthin (2 mg) and meso-zeaxanthin (10 mg) once a day for two years. The thickness of the fovea was evaluated using OCT and the macular function was tested by mfERG. OCT showed an increase in the central foveal thickness and mfERG revealed increased retinal response density within the central 13° surrounding the fovea (rings 1 to 3) at two years after the onset of carotenoids supplement intake. The use of carotenoid supplements may be of benefit for improving visual function of type 2 diabetes patients. However, further study is needed to assess the treatment's long-term efficacy. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 54 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 4 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 19% |
| Unknown | 13 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 14 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 June 2018.
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