macula
Example Sentences
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As they build up, they can interfere with the health of the retina, especially the macula, the part of the eye responsible for sharp central vision.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
She had already lost central vision in her right eye when, three years ago, the sight in her left eye suddenly deteriorated aggressively, caused by a condition called wet macula degeneration.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024
Excessive vascular growth damages the macula, the part of the eye that translates light into image signals.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2024
But mouse retinas lack the macula, a key region found in human eyes that picks out fine details, so they are not an ideal model.
From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2022
Not by any means that I am allowing in this case the existence of a "macula," or an "incuria" either.
