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

Excessive vascular growth damages the macula, the part of the eye that translates light into image signals.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

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

Abdomen: with an elongate clavate petiole; the first segment with an oblique yellow macula on each side, the third with a large lateral macula at its base, and the following segments entirely yellow.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various