noun

• The region of greatest visual acuity around the fovea of the eye; the macula lutea.

  See macula

  ‘For example, lutein and zeaxanthin are the major pigments of the yellow spot in the human retina.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The focus is on a 3-millimeter-wide yellow spot, called the macula lutea, toward the back and center of the eye.’
  • ‘These deposits are visible to a doctor who looks inside the eye as small yellow spots known as drusen (singular: druse).’
  • ‘Large amounts of the two xanthophylls (oxygenated carotenoids), lutein and zeaxanthin, are accumulated in the yellow spot (macula lutea) of the human retina.’