Abstract
Non-invasive measurement of the optical density of the human macular pigment by the autofluorescence method takes advantage of the fluorescence of lipofuscin in the human retinal pigment epithelium. Measuring the intensity of fluorescence above 550 nm, where macular pigment has essentially zero absorption, and stimulating the fluorescence with two wavelengths, one well absorbed by macular pigment and the other minimally absorbed by macular pigment, provides a single-pass measurement of the macular pigment optical density. The method is implemented either by fluorometry of lipofuscin to yield the optical density of the macular pigment in a 2° diameter central area, or by autofluorescence imaging to yield a high-resolution map of the macular pigment distribution.
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