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macula

[mak-yuh-luh] / ˈmæk yə lə /




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It affects the macula, the central region of the retina that contains tightly packed cells used for sharp, detailed color 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

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




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