Fovea

The depression in the very center of the macula where eyesight is sharpest. It is also called the fovea centralis.

A number of eye problems can affect the fovea and can lead to vision loss if they are not treated. fovea-related problems include:

• Branch retinal vein occlusion
• Central retinal vein occlusion
• Central serous retinopathy
• Choroidal neovascular membranes
• Cytomegalovirus retinitis
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Histoplasmosis
• Macular degeneration, in either dry or wet forms
• Macular edema
• Macular hole
• Macular pucker
• Macular telangiectasia
• Retinal detachment
• Retinitis pigmentosa
• Retinoblastoma
• Retinopathy of prematurity
• Stargardt disease
• Usher syndrome