And it's this area over here called the macula that is so important.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 16, 2009] Reference

AMD is a disease that affects part of the back of the eye called the macula, the central part of the retina.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

The rare genetic disease is a disorder of the macula, which is the center of vision, says Dr. Stefanie Schuman, a.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lead Stories from AOL] Reference

Scientists at the University of Iowa have found a new inherited eye disease that affects the macula, which is part of the retina.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medindia Health News] Reference

Scientists at the University of Iowa recently found a new inherited eye disease that affects the macula, which is part of the retina.    From Wordnik.com.  [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference

It is a degenerative disease of the macula which is the central part of the retina and affects the central vision.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

When oxygen is restricted the macula begins deteriorating.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Human Eye: Part 1 of a Series] Reference

We use an area called the “macula” for detailed vision.    From Wordnik.com.  [Double Words Optical Illusion – Ambigram] Reference

It looks like the optic nerve is giving the macula the finger.    From Wordnik.com.  [fambly reunion!] Reference

The fluid turns into scar tissue permanently damaging the macula.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Human Eye: Part 1 of a Series] Reference

Here's a cute papertoy by macula made especially for the Valentine's day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference

Confluent: running together; as of two macula when united in one outline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference

It makes sense because the macula is located in the center of the retina.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 16, 2009] Reference

It corresponds to a swelling in the macula, one of the areas of the retina.    From Wordnik.com.  ['NAYANA' - a unique mobile Eye Care initiative for people with diabetes] Reference

When the lesions are in the macula, some degree of permanent visual loss will result.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 2] Reference

New blood vessels beneath the macula leak blood and fluid, damaging the macula quickly.    From Wordnik.com.  [What is age-related macular degeneration?] Reference

The macula contains the nerve bundle that sends optic information directly to the brain.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Human Eye: Part 1 of a Series] Reference

Leutine (zeaxanthin) is the food nutrient that protects the macula from oxidative damage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Should One Retire to Mexico?] Reference

Download these beautiful mythical creatures Unicorn, Pegasus, Pegacorn, Unisus at macula.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference

At the macula lutea and in the immediately surrounding region all three are present, of course.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Human Brain]

The stabilizing effect of the choroidal circulation on the temperature environment of the macula.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denton vs Squid; the eye as suboptimal design. - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

Gibbous: hump-backed; protuberant: said of a macula when it resembles a moon more than half full.    From Wordnik.com.  [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference

What I don't know is what that abnormal light stripe is going from the optic nerve to the macula.    From Wordnik.com.  [fambly reunion!] Reference

The disease leads to the gradual destruction of the macula, the sensitive central portion of the retina.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stem-Cell Breakthrough] Reference

It occurs when abnormal blood vessels form behind the retina, often leaking blood and fluid and displacing the macula.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eye Drug Shows Promise in Studies] Reference

Orbicular: round and flat, the diameters of the plane equal: in sonic moths, a round or oval macula in the median cell.    From Wordnik.com.  [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference

"Ungula, egilops, cataracta and macula are species of pannus, all arising from the same causes and cured by the same treatment.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century] Reference

Age-related macular degeneration AMD is a condition in which the light-sensitive cells in the macula at the back of the eye stop working.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exercise For Your Eyes] Reference

In the less severe "dry" form, accounting for the vast majority of cases, yellowish deposits called drusen accumulate beneath the macula.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fading Of The Light] Reference

The macula swells and becomes scarred, and central vision can be lost in weeks.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Online News] Reference

Patients with AMD lose central vision when the cones within the macula degenerate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference