fovea

Japanese: fovea
fovea


[Macula]
The central part of the fundus, the part with the best vision. In particular, the fovea, which focuses the image, is an avascular area and the retina is somewhat thin. The photoreceptor cells are mainly cones, which are responsible for vision in bright conditions and color vision.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "fovea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[黄斑macula]
 眼底中央部で,最も視力のよい部分。とくに焦点を結像する中心窩(か)foveaは,無血管野となり網膜もやや薄くできている。視細胞は錐体が主であり,明るい状態での視力,色覚をつかさどる。…

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