What is the macula? The macula is the part of your eye that processes what you see directly in front of you (your central vision). It’s part of your retina and is key to your vision.

The macula is the central part of the retina of the human eye, its center slightly shifted to the temporal side. (The location in the image is misleading: it looks as if the macula were far …

This narrative review provides a detailed and integrative overview of macular anatomy, emphasizing clinically relevant microanatomical features and their implications in retinal …

Macula Part B courtesy of Robert H. Rosa Jr, MD; parts C (right) and D adapted from Staurenghi G, Sadda S, Chakravarthy U, Spaide RF; International Nomenclature for Optical Coherence …

The macula is part of the retina at the back of the eye. It’s a round, yellow spot that has a slight oval shape and is only about 5mm across, but is responsible for our central vision, most of our …

Superior and lateral to the optic disc is a small oval area called the macula or central retina that is characterized on ophthalmoscopic examination by greenish-yellow pigmentation. This region …

The macula or macula lutea (from Latin macula, "spot" + lutea, "yellow") is an oval-shaped highly pigmented yellow spot near the center of the retina. It has a diameter of around 6 mm and is …

The following is a fundus photograph from a normal eye showing the macula (green circle) and fovea (black circle). The macula is a circular area of diameter 5.5 mm with a center located 17 …

Dec 5, 2025 · Macula: The macula is a small area at the very center of the retina that provides the best focus for seeing small details on items directly in front of you. A tiny depression at the …

The macula is a small, highly pigmented area near the center of the retina, responsible for central vision and detailed tasks such as reading and recognizing faces.