Fovea (redirected from Optic fovea)

fovea /fo·vea/ (fo´ve-ah) pl. fo´veae   [L.] a small pit or depression. Often used alone to indicate the central fovea of the retina.

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central fovea of retina  a small pit in the center of the macula lutea, the area of clearest vision, where the retinal layers are spread aside, and light falls directly on the cones.

submandibular fovea  a depression on the medial aspect of the mandible, lodging part of the submandibular gland.

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fo·ve·a (fv-)

n. pl. fo·ve·ae (-v-)

1. A small pit or cuplike depression in a bone or organ.

2. The fovea centralis.

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Fovea

A tiny pit in the macula that is responsible for sharp vision.

Mentioned in: Macular Degeneration, Retinal Vein Occlusion

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fovea

pl. foveae [L.] a small pit or depression, usually in a bone, e.g. in the center of the articular surface of the head of the femur; often used alone to indicate the central fovea of the retina.

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central fovea of retina, fovea centralis retinae

a small pit in the center of the macula lutea of the human and avian eye, composed of slim, elongated cones; it is the area of clearest vision.