Table 2 Number of measurable eyes and the mean values of macular pigment optical density
Groups | Absolute value | Estimated value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | eyes (%) | mean ± SD | eyes (%) | mean ± SD |
Young healthy | 17 (100.0) | 0.67 ± 0.13 | 17 (100.0) | 0.75 ± 0.11 |
Aged heathy | 15 (57.7) | 0.61 ± 0.16 | 22 (84.6) | 0.73 ± 0.16 |
AMD-fellow | 12 (66.7) | 0.49 ± 0.28 | 16 (88.9) | 0.58 ± 0.24 |
AMD | 7 (43.8) | 0.65 ± 0.22 | 15 (93.8) | 0.62 ± 0.19 |