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Cross-section of a primate retina, in the macula, photographed in either white or blue light, indicating macular pigment (composed of lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin) in retinal layers and its absorption of blue light from macular pigment. Figure adapted with permission from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and D. Max Snodderly (170).
