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Structure of fovea centralis

Known as: Fovea, Fovea centralis, fovea centralis retinae 
An area approximately 1.5 millimeters in diameter within the macula lutea where the retina thins out greatly because of the oblique shifting of all… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Macular translocation for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in angioid streaks.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Foveal cone photopigment distribution: small alterations associated with macular pigment distribution.
PURPOSE To map the photopigment distribution of central foveal cones in healthy adult subjects before potential onset of age… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Macular pigment density in monozygotic twins.
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Direction identification thresholds for second-order motion in central and peripheral vision.
Evidence bearing on the question of whether first-order and second-order motion are detected by use of the same or different… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A 2 base pair deletion in the RDS gene associated with butterfly-shaped pigment dystrophy of the fovea.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Binocular vision in strabismic humans with alternating fixation
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Velocity-time reciprocity in the perception of motion: Foveal and peripheral determinations
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Cortical responses to stimulation of the human fovea.
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Visual acuity and ERG-CFF in relation to the morphologic organization of the retina among diurnal and nocturnal primates.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
KINETICS OF CONE PIGMENTS MEASURED OBJECTIVELY ON THE LIVING HUMAN FOVEA
When the human retina is viewed in an ophthalmoscope, the light entering the observer’s eye has passed twice through the retina… 
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