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macular

macular

4 7.9
Relating to the central part of the eye that gives sharp vision
  • adjective
  • /ˈmækjələr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : macular
  • Patients who have age-related macular degeneration lose their central vision.
  • macular degeneration
  • age-related macular
  • macular edema

I wonder if the LASIK will fix macular degeneration.

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Examples

  • Two other teams are working on different approaches to helping patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Carotenoids have been linked with the prevention of eye disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration and cataracts.

    Academic text (2018)
  • This particular thing which I have is called macular degeneration.

  • After he broke the news, Frederick had told her about the condition of macular degeneration.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • For the previous 2 years, she had had bilateral macular edema.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the eye, this phenomenon causes macular degeneration.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We talked about your vision and the diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration during your last visit.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Currently, there is no cure for macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Consider the scenario of a woman with age-related macular degeneration who enters a physician's office to make an appointment.

    Academic text (2009)
  • People over 50 should be aware of the signs of macular degeneration, as it can affect their central vision.

Compounds

macular degeneration
  • Specialized
3 6.3

Loss of central vision when the part of the eye that sees fine detail gets weak

A condition in older people when part of the eye gets weaker and causes loss of central vision

cystoid macular edema
  • Specialized
7.1

Swelling and small pockets of fluid in the center of the back of the eye make central vision worse

macular area
  • Specialized
7.0

A small yellow area at the center of the back of the eye that gives sharp central vision

macular edema
  • Specialized
6.1

Swelling of the center at the back of the eye that blurs vision

Surface Forms

macular positive

Morphology

macular = macula (transparent) = macul + ar

The adjective 'macular' is transparently derived from 'macula' with the addition of the suffix '-ar', indicating relation.

Etymology

Macular comes from the Latin word macula, which means 'spot'. In the eye, the macula is the small central 'spot' on the back of the eye that gives the clearest vision, so macular describes things related to that important 'spot'.