Question 1

what is the fovea centralis?

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Fovea: The macula is small central portion of the retina. The center of the macula is the fovea centralis, an area where all of the photoreceptors are cones; there are no rods in the fovea.  The fovea is the point of sharpest, most acute visual acuity. This is where we are able to perceive color. Certain conditions can affect the macula and, in turn, one’s central vision.  Macular degeneration is one.

Question 2

does your fovea ever bother you?

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Fovea: The macula is small central portion of the retina. The center of the macula is the fovea centralis, an area where all of the photoreceptors are cones; there are no rods in the fovea.  The fovea is the point of sharpest, most acute visual acuity. This is where we are able to perceive color. Certain conditions can affect the macula and, in turn, one’s central vision.  Macular degeneration is one.

Question 3

why does the fovea centralis mean?

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Central vision: This is the spot at the exact optical center of the retina which allows you to perceive fine detail for reading or face recognition for instance.  Really an amazing dense concentration of light receptive elements.

Question 4

what property of the fovea centralis allows it to send very clear pictures to ourbrain?

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The macula FC is the: on the macula that allows us to see best because because of the topography of that area is devoid of large blood vessels and high density of cones and is a rod free area. It's a very specialized area of the eye.

Question 5

is fovea connected with retina?

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Not really: The fovea is separate from the retina . Each carry about 50% input from he eye to the brain.

Question 6

between the roles of the fovea and macula?

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Anatomy: The fovea (1mm diameter) is the name for the central, most sensitive part of the macula (5mm diameter).  The macula is the part of the retina involved in central vision including pattern recognition and color perception.

Question 7

do you know are between the roles of the fovea and that of the macula?

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Subset: These are two overlapping anatomical regions of the retina.  The macula is the whole portion of the retina containing the fine detailed receptive cells and is surrounded by a net of capillary vessels.  The fovea is in the very center and is the site of the finest detailed vision.  It is avascular and has no interior blood vessels.

Question 8

do you know what the differences are between the roles of the fovea and that of the macula?

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The fovea: Is the center of the macula, thus their roles are the same:  central vision.

Question 9

is it true that the developing of the fovea increases when you wear softcontactlenses and have nystagmus and albism? its about a 2 year old child.

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Uncertain: It is true that the fovea is undeveloped in ocular albinism, presumptively due to  lack of melanin, but I am unable to find evidence for the use of contact lens to improve this. It is suggested that infantile nystagmus is a result of poor vision rather than an underlying neurological disorder, and correction may help that.  Contact lens have been used in infants with congenital cataracts

Question 10

what causes damage to the fovea of an eye?

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A few things: The fovea is the central portion of the retina which receives all the fine detailed images such as reading or face recognition.  It can be damaged by many things including retinal detachment, inherited retinal degeneration, inflammation of the eye, diabetes, albinism, laser light exposure, macular degeneration, drusen deposits, drug toxicity and a number of other things.

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