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Macula Lutea MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Macula Lutea
Tree Number(s)
A09.371.729.522
Unique ID
D008266
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008266
Annotation
a depression on the retina; macular dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM)
Scope Note
An oval area in the retina, 3 to 5 mm in diameter, usually located temporal to the posterior pole of the eye and slightly below the level of the optic disk. It is characterized by the presence of a yellow pigment diffusely permeating the inner layers, contains the fovea centralis in its center, and provides the best phototropic visual acuity. It is devoid of retinal blood vessels, except in its periphery, and receives nourishment from the choriocapillaris of the choroid. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
NLM Classification #
WW 270
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2004/07/28
Macula Lutea Preferred
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