macula

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Dry AMD gradually destroys the light-sensitive cells of the macula, eroding central vision over time.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

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

If this did not happen, if this eye remained also immovable, the retinal image would deviate outwards more and more from the macula lutea and diplopia would arise.

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by Schweigger, C.