Chapter 3

Table of Contents

Pictorial
Descriptions
of Macular Degeneration

 

Pictorial Descriptions
of Macular Degeneration

The Healthy Eye
Cross Sections

Macula

The central zone of the retina where the most critical vision is enabled is called the macula

- Fovea

- Retina

- RPE

- Bruch's Membrane

- Choroid

Retina receives nutrients and oxygen via pumps contained in the RPE (Retinal Pigment Epithelium)

Retina disposes of waste material & fluids

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