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fovea

[′fō·vē·ə]

(biology)

A small depression or pit.

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In the remaining 27% of the subjects, the presence of fovea could not be confirmed by the investigators.

THE RELIABILITY OF FOVEAE PALATINAE IN DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF VIBRATING LINE IN EDENTULOUS PATIENTS

The capillary loss affects the fovea and nearby areas and causes severe visual loss which does not respond to treatment.

Ischaemic diabetic maculopathy: a warning sign in south Indian population

Another notable modification of this technique reported recently by the original authors was to peel only the temporal side of the ILM instead of the whole area around the fovea, which was found to be associated with a reduction in the frequency of having a dissociated optic nerve fiber layer appearance.

Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane Flap Technique for Repair of Large Macular Holes: A Short-term Follow-up of Anatomical and Functional Outcomes

5) In our study, despite being with lower coefficiency values, we found negative and significant correlations between the thicknesses of retinal layer measured at 1 mm distant to fovea centralis and drug consumption duration, cumulative dose of drug, dose of drug per kilogram of actual and lean body masses.

Retinotoxicity of hydroxychloroquine: is it possible to demonstrate by spectral domain optical coherence tomography before development? A Cross Sectional Investigation

Anatomical variations Number % 95% Confidence Total = 360 Interval Pneumatized Agger 175 49% (44-54) nasi cells Concha bullosa 177 49 (44-54) Paradoxical bending of 45 13 (10-17) middle turbinate Infrabullar Cells 35 10 (7-13) Suprabullar Cells 47 13 (44-54) Asymmetry ethmoidal 115 32 (29-37) roof Asymmetry of 69 19 (5-23) ethmoid fovea Anterior ethmoidal 51 14.

Clinically significant anatomical variants of the paranasal sinuses

Diagnosis: La especie se distingue por la siguiente combinacion de caracteres hipomero no carinado, porcion inflexa del elitro sin fovea basal, superficie vertical del clipeo foveada, cuerpo con sedas normales en la parte posterior de los elitros, parameros con apices truncados y con una franja de sedas largas y tibia posterior ensanchada en la parte posterior y con una proyeccion en el borde exterior llegando hasta la base del segundo tarsomero.

Tres nuevas especies de Cryptocanthon Balthasar, 1942 (Coleoptera: scarabaeidae: scarabaeinae) para Colombia

Pathology within 1 disc diameter of the centre of the fovea is particularly significant (Fig.

Screening for diabetic retinopathy: all patients with diabetes are at risk of developing diabetic retinopathy

The tester identified the retinal location where the participant maintained fixation, either at the fovea or at a PRL in an eccentric retinal position.

Preferred retinal loci relationship to macular scotomas: a 10-year comparison

The area around the eyes contains minute bits of important information, which require the high resolution processing close to the fovea, whereas features like the mouth are larger and can be read without a direct gaze.

Look just below the eyes to get the best look at a person's face

Nesses estudos, as imagens retinianas dos estimulos (sejam localizados a direita ou a esquerda do ponto de fixacao) formavam-se sempre a uma mesma distancia da fovea.

Componentes sensoriais e atencionais do tempo de reacao: efeitos do tamanho, excentricidade e previsibilidade de estimulos visuais

Lebanese games developer Fovea is looking to boost the regional gaming industry, with a new start-up dedicated to mobile gaming .

Lebanese start-up to boost mobile games market

Parte dorsal de la cabeza cubierta con escamas cobrizas y verdosas entremezcladas, setae del rostrum mayormente dirigidas hacia atras, las de la parte dorsal de la cabeza dirigidas hacia la fovea.

Curculionidos (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) asociados al tuberculo de la papa bajo condiciones de almacenamiento tradicional en Cuzco, Peru