macular
Marked with patches
Macular means relating to or affecting the macula—a small, highly sensitive area near the center of the retina responsible for sharp, detailed vision.
The term appears most often in medical contexts: macular degeneration, macular edema, macular hole.
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults.
Ability to see
- eyeOrgan of sight
- ophthalmologyMedical specialty for eyes
- ophthalmologistEye disease physician
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
central · acuity · blindness · loss · impairment · examination · diagnosis · treatment
Retinal depression for acuity
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- holeAbsence in matter
- puckerDraw into wrinkles
dystrophy · lutein · pigment · epithelium · photoreceptors · cones · rods · fundus
vision
Ability to see
- eyeOrgan of sight
- ophthalmologyMedical specialty for eyes
- ophthalmologistEye disease physician
retina · central · acuity · blindness · loss · impairment · examination · diagnosis · treatment · specialist
fovea
Retinal depression for acuity
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- holeAbsence in matter
pucker · dystrophy · lutein · pigment · epithelium · photoreceptors · cones · rods · fundus · choroid
spot
Mark or location
discoloration · pigmented · flat · marking · skin · dermal · rash · blemish · blotch · dappled
macularuniform
Identical throughout
clear · unblemished · unspotted · homogeneous · immaculate
- macular degenerationRetinal disease causing central blindness
immaculate, macula, immaculateness, immaculacy, macular degeneration