Authors' response:clinical evaluation of the MPS 9000 macular pigment screener

Abstract

As a research group with no commercial interest in any macular pigment optical density (MPOD) measurement devices or nutritional supplements, we feel that we were well-placed to carry out an independent clinical assessment of the reliability of the MPS 9000 (Tinsley Precision Instruments, Redhill, Surrey, UK). Our study was prompted by the fact that we could not find any reported coefficient of repeatability value within the literature, and none was provided by the manufacturer.1 We had planned to use this instrument in our own research studies investigating the impact of nutritional supplementation on MPOD. For this purpose, we needed …

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2010.196386
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Optometry
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Optometry & Vision Science Research Group (OVSRG)
College of Health & Life Sciences
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Optometry > Vision, Hearing and Language
Additional Information: This article has been accepted for publication in British journal of ophthalmology. The definitive copyedited, typeset version Bartlett, H & Eperjesi, F 2011, 'Authors' response: clinical evaluation of the MPS 9000 macular pigment screener', British journal of ophthalmology, vol 95, no. 3, pp. 431-432 is available online at http://bjo.bmj.com/content/95/3/432
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ophthalmology,Sensory Systems,Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Publication ISSN: 1468-2079
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2024 07:12
Date Deposited: 20 Jun 2012 13:28
Full Text Link: http://bjo.bmj. ... ontent/95/3/432
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2011-03
Published Online Date: 2010-10-22
Authors: Bartlett, Hannah (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-7531-6902)
Eperjesi, Frank (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4358-0095)

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