Spring 2021 Seminar Series

    “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