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An oval area in the retina, 3 to 5 mm in diameter, usually located temporal to the posterior pole of the eye and slightly below the level of the optic disk. It is characterized by the presence of a yellow pigment diffusely permeating the inner layers, contains the fovea centralis in its center, and provides the best phototropic visual acuity. It is devoid of retinal blood vessels, except in its periphery, and receives nourishment from the choriocapillaris of the choroid. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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- Lutea, Macula
- Luteas, Macula
- Macula Luteas
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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a depression on the retina; macular dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Macula Lutea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008266. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008266
- Macula Lutea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macula
- Macula Lutea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q747023