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Perifovea is a region in the retina that circumscribes the parafovea and fovea and is a part of the macula lutea. The perifovea is a belt that covers a 10° radius around the fovea and is 1.5 mm wide. The perifovea ends when the Henle's fiber layer disappears and the ganglion cells are one-layered.

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• Schematic diagram of the macula lutea of the retina, showing perifovea, parafovea, fovea, and clinical macula
• Time-Domain OCT of the macular area of a retina at 800 nm, axial resolution 3 μm
• Spectral-Domain OCT macula cross-section scan.
• macula histology (OCT)
• A fundus photograph showing the macula as a spot to the left. The optic disc is the area on the right where blood vessels converge. The grey, more diffuse spot in the centre is a shadow artifact.

See also

• Eye movements in reading
• Fixation (visual)
• Optical coherence tomography (OCT)

References

1. Myron Yanoff; Jay S. Duker (6 November 2013). Ophthalmology: Expert Consult: Online and Print. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 421. ISBN 978-1-4557-5001-6.
2. Jasjit S. Suri (2008). Image Modeling of the Human Eye. Artech House. p. 133. ISBN 978-1-59693-209-8.
3. Vito Roberto (10 November 1993). Intelligent Perceptual Systems: New Directions in Computational Perception. Springer. p. 347. ISBN 978-3-540-57379-1.
4. Louis E. Probst; Julie H. Tsai; George Goodman (OD.) (2012). Ophthalmology: Clinical and Surgical Principles. SLACK Incorporated. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-55642-735-0.

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v t e Anatomy of the globe of the human eye
Fibrous tunic (outer)	Sclera Episcleral layer Schlemm's canal Trabecular meshwork Cornea Limbus layers Epithelium Bowman's Stroma Dua's layer Descemet's Endothelium
Uvea / vascular tunic (middle)	Choroid Capillary lamina of choroid Bruch's membrane Sattler's layer Ciliary body Ciliary processes Ciliary muscle Pars plicata Pars plana Iris Stroma Pupil Iris dilator muscle Iris sphincter muscle
Retina (inner)	Layers Inner limiting membrane Nerve fiber layer Ganglion cell layer Inner plexiform layer Inner nuclear layer Outer plexiform layer Outer nuclear layer External limiting membrane Layer of rods and cones Retinal pigment epithelium Cells Photoreceptor cells (Cone cell, Rod cell) → (Horizontal cell) → Bipolar cell → (Amacrine cell) → Retina ganglion cell (Midget cell, Parasol cell, Bistratified cell, Giant retina ganglion cells, Photosensitive ganglion cell) → Diencephalon: P cell, M cell, K cell, Muller glia Other Macula Perifoveal area Parafoveal area Fovea Foveal avascular zone Foveola Optic disc Optic cup Ora serrata
Anatomical regions of the eye	Anterior segment Adnexa (Eyebrow, Eyelid, Conjunctiva, Lacrimal system, Orbit) Fibrous tunic Anterior chamber Aqueous humour Iris Posterior chamber Ciliary body Lens Capsule of lens Zonule of Zinn Posterior segment Vitreous chamber Vitreous body Retina Choroid
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