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: a small fossa
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: a small depression in the center of the macula (see macula sense 2b) that contains only cones and constitutes the area of maximum visual acuity and color discrimination see eye illustration
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The images captured by the device are combined to create a detailed 3D model of your inner eye, highlighting the intricate structures such as the fovea, optic nerve, and Henle fibers.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
There are no rods in the fovea.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 20 May 2021
Eye jerks known as saccades allow different parts of a scene to come into the line of sight of the fovea.
—Tim Vernimmen, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2019
This illustration laying out the basic structure of the eye shows where the fovea — where images are rendered in high resolution — is situated.
—Tim Vernimmen, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2019
Folks with albinism have poor eyesight because the pit-like depression in the human eye called the fovea is absent or underdeveloped, Menke explained.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2019
The fovea, a tiny depression at the center of the retina where visual acuity is highest, does all the heavy lifting while the rest of your vision goes unused.
—Sonya Collins, Fortune, 6 May 2022
Humans typically move this fovea, the focus of our vision, two or three times a second while tracking something of interest.
—Joshua Learn | Inside Science, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2021
Most of its light is focused on a small portion of the retina at the back of the eye, called the fovea.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2020
William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
There are no rods in the fovea.
—Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 20 May 2021
Eye jerks known as saccades allow different parts of a scene to come into the line of sight of the fovea.
—Tim Vernimmen, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2019
This illustration laying out the basic structure of the eye shows where the fovea — where images are rendered in high resolution — is situated.
—Tim Vernimmen, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2019
Folks with albinism have poor eyesight because the pit-like depression in the human eye called the fovea is absent or underdeveloped, Menke explained.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2019
The fovea, a tiny depression at the center of the retina where visual acuity is highest, does all the heavy lifting while the rest of your vision goes unused.
—Sonya Collins, Fortune, 6 May 2022
Humans typically move this fovea, the focus of our vision, two or three times a second while tracking something of interest.
—Joshua Learn | Inside Science, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2021
Most of its light is focused on a small portion of the retina at the back of the eye, called the fovea.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2020
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