macula

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Age-related macular degeneration is a condition that gradually damages the macula, the small but vital area at the back of the eye that supports sharp central vision.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

As chair of her local macula support group, she said many in her position share the same concerns.

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

Coste in 1834, and its independent observation by Wharton Jones in 1835; and fourth, the observation in the same year by Rudolph Wagner of the germinal macula or nucleus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various