(macula) A yellowish, highly pigmented, oval shaped area slightly lateral to the center of the retina of the eye which contains the fovea centralis and is mostly comprised of retinal cones, for high-acuity vision, and which if damaged will result in the partial/complete loss of central vision.

(macula) The area in the center of the retina that produces sharp, clear central vision and allows one to see fine detail.

(macula lutea) An oval area in the retina, 3 to 5 mm in diameter, usually located temporal to the posterior pole of the eye and slightly below the level of the optic disk. It is characterized by the presence of a yellow pigment diffusely permeating the inner layers, contains the fovea centralis in its center, and provides the best phototropic visual acuity. It is devoid of retinal blood vessels, except in its periphery, and receives nourishment from the choriocapillaris of the choroid. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

Macula lutea, in anatomy, the small yellowish area of the retina near the optic disk that provides central vision. When the gaze is fixed on any object, the centre of the macula, the centre of the lens, and the object are in a straight line. In the centre of the macula is a depression, called the...