| fovea |
the concave center of the retina. The region of highest visual acuity and cone cell density. (See "Anatomy of the Eye" on the MD Support web site.)
Ãâó: www.mdsupport.org/glossary.html
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| fovea |
(FOH-vee-uh). Central pit in the macula that produces sharpest vision. Contains a high concentration of cones and no retinal blood vessels.
Ãâó: www.eyeglossary.net/
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| fovea |
The central portion of the retina where visual acuity, or the ability to distinguish small objects and details, is greatest. Only about half a millimeter in diameter, the fovea is the retina's "rod-free zone" and is densely packed with cones. (See also retina.) [3]
Ãâó: www.keithyates.com/glossary.htm
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| foveolae |
(sing., foveola) small depressions or pits located below the vertex
Ãâó: www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/grasshopper/ghcoglos.htm
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| foveola |
(foveolae, pl.): A pit; a deep depression with well-marked sides.
Ãâó: www.sdvc.uwyo.edu/grasshopper/ghnmglos.htm
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