Abnormal macular morphology
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001103
A structural abnormality of the macula lutea, which is an oval-shaped highly pigmented yellow spot near the center of the retina. [ HPO:probinson PMID:16255686 ]
Term info
- UMLS:C0730362
- SNOMEDCT_US:312999006
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The term macula derives from the presence of the xanthophyll pigments, lutein and zeaxanthin, in a region five to six millimetres in diameter at the posterior pole of the eye, appearing as a yellow spot (macula lutea), when viewed in red-free light.
A structural abnormality of the macula lutea, which is an oval-shaped highly pigmented yellow spot near the center of the retina.
Macular abnormality, Abnormality of the macula, Macula abnormality
HP:0001103