Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 21-24 , January 2003

Lutein, but not α-tocopherol, supplementation improves visual function in patients with age-related cataracts: a 2-y double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study

  • B Olmedilla, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Vitaminas, Sección de Nutrición,, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: B. Olmedilla, PharmD, Unidad de Vitaminas, Sección de Nutrición, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, San Martín de Porres, 4, 28035 Madrid, Spain.
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  • F Granado, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Vitaminas, Sección de Nutrición,, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
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  • I Blanco

      Affiliations

    • Unidad de Vitaminas, Sección de Nutrición,, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain
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  • M Vaquero, MD

      Affiliations

    • Servicio de Oftalmología, Clínica Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain

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☆ This work was funded by the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias, Spain (FIS 95/1254).

PII: S0899-9007(02)00861-4

Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 21-24 , January 2003

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