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Recent Research in Manchester relevant to Macular Degeneration 

Rob L. P. van der Veen, Tos T. J. M. Berendschot, Maria Makridaki, Fred Hendrikse, David Carden, Ian J. Murray
Correspondence between retinal reflectometry and a flicker-based technique in the measurement of macular pigment spatial profiles. Journal of Biomedical Optics 14(6), 064046 (November/December 2009)

Makridaki M, Carden D, Murray IJ. (2009). Macular pigment measurement in clinics: control ing the effect of the ageing media. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 29(3), 338-344.

van der Veen, Rob L. P.; Berendschot, Tos T. J. M.; Hendrikse, Fred; Carden, David; Makridaki, Maria; Murray, Ian J (2009). A new desktop instrument for measuring macular pigment optical density based on a novel technique for setting flicker thresholds. Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics. 29(2):127-137, March 2009.

IJ Murray, D Carden (2008).  The Mpod - a new instrument for measuring macular pigment
The Optician, January 2008.

C J Bassi,  B Sobieralski, K Boland, B Brunig, B Borello, D Carden, IJ Murray. (2006). Rapid Measurement of Macular Pigment in the Clinic: Evaluation of the QuantifEye. American Academy of Optometry, Academy 2006 Denver.

Koh H-H, IJ Murray, D. Nolan, D. Carden, J. Feather and S Beatty. (2004). Plasma and Macular Responses to Lutein Supplement in Subjects With and Without Age-Related Maculopathy : a Pilot Study.  Exp Eye Res. 2004 Jul;79(1):21-7. 

Murray, IJ. ARM, macular pigment and lutein.  The Optician, (February 2003)

Declan J. McKeefry, Neil R. A. Parry, and Ian J. Murray. Simple Reaction Times in Color Space: The Influence of Chromaticity, Contrast, and Cone Opponency. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci., (May 2003); 44: 2267 - 2276.

Sharanjeet-Kaur, O’Donoghue E.  and Murray I.J. (2003) Spectral Sensitivity in eyes with macular holes and their fellow eyes. Clin. Exp Optometry, 86;6, 385-389.

H-H Koh, IJ Murray, JW Feather, D Carden and DJ Nolan  (2002). Macular Pigment Optical Density in Early, Age-Related Maculopathy (ARM); Comparisons With Normals and Effects of a Lutein Supplement. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2002;43:

Beatty S., Murray I.J.,  Henson D.B., Koh H.H.,  Carden D., Boulton M.E. (2001) Macular Pigment and Risk for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in a Northern European Population.  Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 42, 2 439-446 

Beatty S., Koh H-H, Carden D., and Murray I.J. (2000) Macular pigment optical density measurement; a novel compact instrument. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 20,2 105-111.

Beatty S, Koh H, Phil M, Henson D, Boulton M. (2000) The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration. Surv Ophthalmol.  Sep-Oct;45(2):115-34. Review. 

Beatty  S.,  Boulton M., Henson D., Koh H-H and Murray I.J. (1999) Macular pigment and age related macular degeneration. Brit Journal of Ophthalmology 83, 7 pp 867-877

Sharanjeet-Kaur, J. J. Kulikowski, D. Carden (1998).  Isolation of chromatic and achromatic mechanisms: A new approach.  Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics 18 (1), 49–56.

John Dalton's Colour Vision Legacy.  Eds: CM Dickinson, IJ Murray, D Carden.  Taylor & Francis, London.  (1997).

Carden D, Simpson J, Parry NRA, and Murray IJ. A portable fibre optic device for measuring spectral sensitivities. Perception 19, 359, (1990).

Luminance and opponent-color contributions to visual detection and adaptation and to temporal and spatial integration
P. E. King-Smith and D. Carden.  JOSA, Vol. 66, Issue 7, pp. 709-717  (1976)