Macular Carotenoids Conference 2011

Epidemiology and risk factors of AMD. Dr John Nolan presenting at the AMD for Optometrists Conference, Tuesday 12th July 2011 at Downing College, Cambridge, UK

Online AMD research study for optometrists: current practice in the Republic of Ireland and United Kingdom. Dr John Nolan, Tuesday 12th July 2011 at Downing College, Cambridge, UK

Trials of macular carotenoids in patients with and without AMD. Dr James Loughman,Tuesday 12th July 2011 at Downing College, Cambridge, UK

Diagnosis of AMD and the different types. Professor Stephen Beatty presenting at the AMD for Optometrists Conference, Tuesday 12th July 2011 at Downing College, Cambridge, UK

Measurement of Macular Carotenoids in Serum. Professor David Thurnham presenting at the AMD for Optometrists Conference, Tuesday 12th July 2011 at Downing College, Cambridge, UK

Professor Ronald Klein, University of Wisconsin, USA: Prevalence, Incidence of AMD and definitions and grading of AMD.

Miss Sobha Sivaprasad, King's College Hospital, London: Aetiology of AMD Macular Carotenoids & AMD Conference, 13th to 15th July 2011

Professor Julie Mares, University of Wisconsin, USA: Epidemiology of relationships of lutein in diet, serum and macular pigment to AMD

Professor John T Landrum, Florida International University, USA: Macular carotenoids: an overview

Professor Billy R Wooten, Brown University, USA: Measurement of macular pigment in vivo

Dr John Nolan, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland: Meso-zeaxanthin: the central macular carotenoid

Professor Elizabeth J Johnson, Tufts University, USA: Dietary sources of the macular carotenoids

Professor Tos Berendschot, University Eye Clinic Maastricht, The Netherlands: Risk factors for AMD and their relationship with the macular carotenoids

Professor John Barbur, The Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Vision Sciences, UK: Detecting the earliest signs of eye disease

Dr John Paul SanGiovanni, National Eye Institute, USA: Omega-3 AMD and AREDS 2 update

Professor Stephen Beatty, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland: Clinical trials investigating macular carotenoids and AMD

Professor Barbara Klein, University of Wisconsin, USA: Relationships of cataract, cataract extraction and light exposure and AMD

Professor Richard Bone, Florida International University, USA: Light distribution on the retina: Implications for AMD

Professor Randy Hammond, University of Georgia, USA: Macular carotenoids and visual performance

Dr Wolfgang Schalch, DSM Nutritional Products: Bioavailability of the Macular Xanthophylls - overview and recent data

Professor Paul Bernstein, University of Utah, USA: Transport and retinal capture of the macular carotenoids