a progressive degeneration of the macula lutea of the retina is called macular degeneration.
a progressive degeneration of the macula lutea of the retina is called?
macular degeneration
the macula is responsible for the central, high-resolution, color vision that is possible in good light; and this kind of vision is impaired if the macula is damaged, for example in macular degeneration. the clinical macula is seen when viewed from the pupil, as in ophthalmoscopy or retinal photography.





























the term macula lutea comes from latin "macula", "spot", and "lutea", "yellow".





























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macula of retina
macula of retina





























the macula or macula lutea is an oval-shaped pigmented area near the center of the retina of the human eye and some other animalian eyes. the macula in humans has a diameter of around and is subdivided into the umbo, foveola, foveal avascular zone, fovea, parafovea, and perifovea areas.





























the anatomical macula at is much larger than the clinical macula which, at , corresponds to the anatomical fovea.
macula of retina