fovea

Sharp vision center

The fovea is a small pit or depression in the center of the retina where visual acuity is sharpest.

When you focus directly on something—reading text, recognizing a face—its image falls on the fovea, where cone cells are most densely packed.

In anatomy more broadly, fovea refers to any small pit-like depression in a bone or organ.

vision

acuity

Sharpness of mind or sight

sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
clarityState of being understandable
resolutionFormal decision or determination

perception · sight · focus · fixation · gaze · central · detail · color · discrimination · reading

anatomy

retina

Light-sensing tissue layer

maculaRetinal region for acuity
conesTapering geometric solids
photoreceptorsCells sensing light

fundus · ganglion · epithelium · rods · pigment · optic · disc · nerve · choroid · sclera

avascular

pit

Fruit's hard seed

depressionProlonged low state
indentationInward cut or setback
zoneBounded area designation

vascular · concave · central · hollow

clinical

ophthalmology

Medical specialty for eyes

optometryEye and lens healthcare
macularSpotted or patchy
degenerationProgressive loss of function

hypoplasia · angiography · examination · reflex · albinism · dystrophy · detachment · edema · atrophy · imaging

Categories

visionsharp, eye, visual perception, sight, eyes
animal visioncat eyes, compound eyes, cornea, depth perception, eagle eye
eye anatomyeyeball, cornea, iris, retina, pupil
sensory organsear, nose, eyes, tongue, skin
bone anatomyspongy bone, bone marrow, epiphysis, periosteum, medullary cavity
retinal medicineretinal detachment, macular degeneration, AMD, macula, vitreous

Opposites

retinal location/visual acuity

foveablind spot

Area of blocked perception

scotoma · peripheral vision · macula

anatomical surface topology

Small anatomical projection

protuberance · tubercle · eminence · ridge · convexity

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