"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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Macula Lutea" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of macular retinal oximetry across different levels of diabetic retinopathy: a cross sectional study. BMC Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan 17; 25(1):24.
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Total retinal thickness: a neglected factor in the evaluation of inner retinal thickness. BMJ Open Ophthalmol. 2022 09; 7(1).
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge. Retina. 2021 Jul 01; 41(7):1570-1576.
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The effect of silicone oil presence time on macular and choroidal thickness with macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2020 Sep; 43(7):626-634.
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Posteriorly Dislocated DSAEK Donor Graft Overlying the Disc and Macula. Ophthalmol Retina. 2019 04; 3(4):315.
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Accuracy of Detection and Grading of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema Using Teleretinal Screening. Ophthalmol Retina. 2019 04; 3(4):343-349.
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OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY TO DETECT MACULAR CAPILLARY ISCHEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH INNER RETINAL CHANGES AFTER RESOLVED DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA. Retina. 2018 Dec; 38(12):2277-2284.
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West African Crystalline Maculopathy in a Nigerian Woman. Ophthalmology. 2018 03; 125(3):390.
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Molecular Anatomy of the Developing Human Retina. Dev Cell. 2017 12 18; 43(6):763-779.e4.
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VISION LOSS IN A PATIENT WITH PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND LONG-TERM USE OF SILDENAFIL. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017 Fall; 11(4):325-328.