Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access

ISSN: 2155-9570

Review Article - (2014) Volume 5, Issue 1

Why has Nature Chosen Lutein and Zeaxanthin to Protect the Retina?

Justyna Widomska1 and Witold K Subczynski2*
1Department of Biophysics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
2Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
*Corresponding Author: Witold K Subczynski, Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA, Tel: 414-955-4038, Fax: 414-955-6512 Email:

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