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
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
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
C. pinnis intaminatis; macula argentata post os maxillare, altera in summa gena pone oculum et tertia majori in axilla pectorali; linea laterali argenteo-punctata.
