macula
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The disease affects the macula, a small area at the center of the retina that is essential for sharp, detailed vision.
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026
Dry AMD gradually destroys the light-sensitive cells of the macula, eroding central vision over time.
From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025
According to the RNIB, Stargardt disease is an inherited eye condition that affects the macula, the central part of the retina, and causes a reduction in vision there.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 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
Indeed Gilbert says, "Ungula, egilops, cataracta and macula are species of pannus, all arising from the same causes and cured by the same treatment."
From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer
