DeCS

Descriptor English:

Macula Lutea

Descriptor Spanish:

Mácula Lútea

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	mácula lútea
Entry term(s)	mancha amarilla
Scope note:	Área oval de la retina, de 3 a 5 mm de diámetro, localizada usualmente en la zona temporal del polo posterior del ojo y ligeramente por debajo del nivel del disco óptico. Se caracteriza por la presencia de un pigmento amarillo que penetra difusamente las capas interiores. Contiene en su centro a la fóvea central y aporta la mejor agudeza visual fototópica. Carece de vasos sanguíneos retinianos, excepto en su periferia, y recibe su alimentación de los coriocapilares de la coroides. ( Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Macula Lutea

Descriptor French:

Macula

Entry term(s):

Macula lutea
Tache jaune

Tree number(s):

A09.371.729.522

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008266

Scope note:

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)

Annotation:

a depression on the retina; macular dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM)

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BS vascularisation
CH composition chimique
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
DG imagerie diagnostique
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
IR innervation
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PA anatomopathologie
PH physiologie
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
RE effets des radiations
SU chirurgie
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

8438

Unique ID:

D008266

NLM Classification:

WW 270

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01