“Dietary and Genetic Determinants of Macular Pigment Density in the Fovea and Relevance for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma in a Study of Older-Adult Women”
Thomas P. Lawler
Graduate Student Dissertator
Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences
In the laboratory of Dr. Julie Mares
University of Wisconsin
WEBINAR: Thursday, May 13th, 2021 – 11:00 am
Note: This presentation will be live streamed.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/94612085055
Thomas P. Lawler will discuss factors that influence the concentrations of dietary carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin in the retina and whether this is related to the odds for primary open-angle glaucoma, a common neurodegenerative disease and cause of vision loss in older adults.
Please consider joining this talk on Thursday, May 13th!
HOST: Julie Mares jmarespe@wisc.edu