Maternal lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations in relation to offspring visual acuity at 3 years of age : the GUSTO study

• Main Authors: Lai, Jun S., Veetil, Vaishnavi O., Lanca, Carla, Lee, Bee Lan, Godfrey, Keith M., Gluckman, Peter D., Shek, Lynette P., Yap, Fabian, Tan, Kok Hian, Chong, Yap Seng, Ong, Choon Nam, Ngo, Cheryl S., Saw, Seang-Mei, Chong, Mary F. F.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Lutein; Zeaxanthin
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148873
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lutein and zeaxanthin play important roles in visual functions, but their influence on early visual development is unclear. We related maternal lutein and zeaxanthin concentrations during pregnancy to offspring visual acuity (VA) in 471 mother-child pairs from the Growing Up in Singapore Towards hea...