Participants will range from those with no AMD and little or no drusen in either eye through end stage AMD (geographic atrophic, retinal pigment epithelial detachment, or other signs of neovascular/exudative disease) in one eye. AMD severity will be classified using AREDS criteria for the definition of advanced AMD. Children are not included because AMD is, by definition, an adult disease and the study is designed to assess the effect of oral administration of lutein in persons in the age group affected by AMD.