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Macula

The macula (/ˈmækjʊlə/), in full macula lutea, is an oval-shaped pigmented area in the center of the retina of the human eye and in other animals. The macula in humans has a diameter of around 5.5 mm (0.22 in) and is subdivided into the umbo, foveola, foveal avascular zone, fovea, parafovea, and perifovea areas.

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EyesOptical axisOphthalmoscopyRetinal photographyHistologically
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Clinical significance

Fundus photographsOptic discPeripheral visionDiseaseVisual field loss
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AcuityPhotoreceptors
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Additional images

Fundus photographArtifact
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FMA
58637
Latin
macula lutea
MeSH
D008266
Part of
Retina of human eye
System
Visual system
TA2
6784

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Macula

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples34
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Macula

Top relations

related to Color · 5
Macula → After, Because, The, There, Zeaxanthin
related to Function · 5
Macula → In, Structures, The, There, Within
related to Additional images · 4
Macula → Domain OCT, OCT, The, Time-Domain OCT
related to Clinical significance · 3
Macula → Macular, The, Whereas
related to External links · 3
Macula → Media, Wikimedia CommonsMedlinePlus Encyclopedia, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Structure · 3
Macula → An, Its, The
is a · 2
Macula → disease known as macular degeneration and can sometimes lead to the creation of a macular hole, oval-shaped pigmented area in the center of the retina of the human eye and other animal eyes
see also · 2
Macula → Cherry-red, Macular
FMA · 1
Macula → 58637
Latin · 1
Macula → macula lutea

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fovea macular retina center eye clinical mm color foveola degeneration human vision central cones lutea umbo area light 22 visual

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MaculaFMA586371.00infobox
MaculaLatinmacula lutea1.00infobox
MaculaMeSHD0082661.00infobox
MaculaPart ofRetina of human eye1.00infobox
MaculaSystemVisual system1.00infobox
MaculaTA267841.00infobox
MaculaTA98A15.2.04.0211.00infobox
Maculais aoval-shaped pigmented area in the center of the retina of the human eye and other animal eyes0.90text
Maculais adisease known as macular degeneration and can sometimes lead to the creation of a macular hole0.90text
Macularelated to Additional imagesThe0.60section
Macularelated to Additional imagesTime-Domain OCT0.60section
Macularelated to Additional imagesDomain OCT0.60section

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