Adaptation of the central retina for high acuity vision: Cones, the fovea and the avascular zone

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Provis, Jan
Dubis, Adam M
Maddess, Ted
Carroll, Joseph

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Pergamon Press

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Presence of a fovea centralis is directly linked to molecular specification of an avascular area in central retina, before the fovea (or 'pit') begins to form. Modelling suggests that mechanical forces, generated within the eye, initiate formation of a pi

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Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

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2037-12-31