The Truth About Nutrition: Maximize Patient Care by Measuring Skin Carotenoids

Date & Time: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | 10:00am – 11:00am PT / 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET
Presented by: Jim Stringham, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, MacuHealth
Sponsored by: MacuHealth

Course Description:

With the essential role that carotenoid nutrition plays in ocular, neural, and overall health, patients and their eye care practitioners can benefit from knowing if they are getting enough. Jim Stringham, PhD, will provide a brief summary of carotenoid studies, as related to the whole body. Dr. Stringham will then introduce research demonstrating a correlation between skin, macular pigment, and blood serum levels of carotenoids. The talk will include a look at technology used to measure carotenoid levels in the skin and discuss the significant implications this has for the optometrist in improving patient care.

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About Your Presenter:

Jim Stringham, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, MacuHealth

Dr. Stringham joined the MacuHealth team after a distinguished career in research and academia. He earned his doctorate in experimental psychology and neuroscience from the University of New Hampshire in 2003, and did postdoctoral training at both Harvard Medical School and the Medical College of Georgia. He has since held positions at the University of Georgia, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and most recently the Duke Eye Center. Nearly all of his research has been geared toward understanding visual and cognitive benefits of the macular carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin. As the Chief Scientific Officer of MacuHealth, Dr. Stringham will expand the scope of research and application of the macular carotenoids to include investigation of effects that may benefit visual and cognitive performance in athletes, visual and systemic health in those with metabolic disease, and neural health and development in children.