MACUSCOPE TEST
· This is the first test in the world designed to assess your
  risk factors for developing macular degeneration in later life.

· Macular Degeneration is an eye disease and has no cure.

· The test measures your Retinal Macular Pigment levels.

· The test is painless, safe and only takes 3 to 4 minutes.

                                                                        · Should your macular pigment level be low, we would recommend
                                                                          a course of dietary supplement tablets designed to increase your
                                                                          retinal macular pigment levels.

                                                                        · The test can be done following your sight test or you may return at
                                                                          a later date to have the test done.

                                                                        · We strongly recommend all patients over the age of 30 to have 
                                                                          the test done
                                    
                             ( Please read below for further technical information or visit www.macuscope.com )

Nolke Opticians has invested in new equipment developed in the response to the increasing incidence of the
eye disease known as Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). ARMD is the greatest cause of blindness
in the western world. It is caused by both genetic and environmental factors and is without cure. Many of these
risk factors appear to be related directly or indirectly to oxidative damage in the retina. Low levels of lutein and
zeaxanthin in the diet have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of ARMD. These are the
carotenoids which comprise the macular protective pigment, they protect the macula by acting as both
antioxidants and filtering out blue light. There is a growing body of evidence / research taking place here in
Waterford WIT / that supplementation with macushield capsules may prove to reduce your risks of developing
macular degeneration later in life.

As this research has evolved it has developed a new eye test designed to actually measure the amount of
macular pigment in a patient’s eye. The instrument known as a MACUSCOPE gives high street optometrists the
ability to measure macular pigment for the first time. With this knowledge we can now inform patients of their
potential risk factors of ARMD. Should the macular pigment level be low MACUSHIELD supplementation is
recommended. In most cases, subjects respond, with macular protective pigment increases of up to 40% in as
little as 6 months of supplementation.

· Simple test designed to measure Macular Pigment

· Non-invasive, Painless, Safe and Effective

· Takes only 3 – 4 mins. Only one eye is tested.

· The test involves viewing a flickering blue light
  and judging when it stops flickering.

· Validated by researchers worldwide

· Lutein supplementation, monitored by an instrument such as
  the Macuscope, could have a significant impact on the
  prevalence of Macular Degeneration.