"Macula Lutea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D008266
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.729.522
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| Concept/Terms |
Macula Lutea- Macula Lutea
- Lutea, Macula
- Luteas, Macula
- Macula Luteas
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macula Lutea" by people in Profiles.
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Zafar S, Zhao AT, Soares RR, Calotti M, Sina E, Wibbelsman TD, Momenaei B, Ni RL, Acaba-Berrocal L, Patel SN, Xu D, Yonekawa Y. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS AFFECTING PRESENTATION IN PEDIATRIC RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT. Retina. 2026 01 01; 46(1):62-69.
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Hedges TR, Dombrovsky D, Onwuka O, Vuong LN, Martin-Paez Y, Mendoza-Santiesteban C. Initial Macular Ganglion Cell Changes During Conversion of Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2026 Jun 01; 46(2):183-187.
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Botsford BW, Kukkar P, Bonhomme G. Multimodal Imaging in Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy. J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 Sep 01; 41(3):e357-e359.
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Cheng SY, Cipi J, Ma S, Hafler BP, Kanadia RN, Brush RS, Agbaga MP, Punzo C. Altered photoreceptor metabolism in mouse causes late stage age-related macular degeneration-like pathologies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 06 09; 117(23):13094-13104.
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Soares RR, Mellen P, Garrigan H, Obeid A, Wibbelsman TD, Borkar D, Ho AC, Hsu J. Outcomes of Eyes Lost to Follow-up with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Receiving Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 02; 4(2):134-140.
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Marshall HN, Andrew NH, Hassall M, Qassim A, Souzeau E, Ridge B, Nguyen T, Fitzgerald J, Awadalla MS, Burdon KP, Healey PR, Agar A, Galanopoulos A, Hewitt AW, Graham SL, Landers J, Casson RJ, Craig JE. Macular Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Loss Precedes Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Loss in Glaucoma with Lower Intraocular Pressure. Ophthalmology. 2019 08; 126(8):1119-1130.
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Fleissig E, Zur D, Moisseiev E, Keren S, Ohana O, Barak A. FIVE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP AFTER EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE SURGERY: A Single-Center Experience. Retina. 2018 07; 38(7):1415-1419.
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Ohana O, Barak A, Schwartz S. INTERNAL ASPIRATION UNDER PERFLUOROCARBON LIQUID FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LARGE MACULAR HOLES. Retina. 2017 Nov; 37(11):2145-2150.
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Nesmith BL, Palacio AC, Schaal Y, Gupta A, Schaal S. DIABETES ALTERS THE MAGNITUDE OF VITREOMACULAR ADHESION. Retina. 2017 Apr; 37(4):749-752.
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Palacio AC, Gupta A, Nesmith BL, Jadav PR, Schaal Y, Schaal S. VITREOMACULAR ADHESION EVOLUTION WITH AGE IN HEALTHY HUMAN EYES. Retina. 2017 Jan; 37(1):118-123.