fo·ve·o·la

(fō-vē′ə-lə)

n. pl. fo·ve·o·lae (-lē′) or fo·ve·o·las

A small fovea.

[New Latin, diminutive of Latin fovea, small pit.]

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foveola

(fəʊˈviːələ)

n, pl -lae (-ˌliː)

(Biology) biology a small fovea

[C19: from New Latin, diminutive of fovea]

foˈveolar adj

foveolate, ˈfoveoˌlated adj

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References in periodicals archive

CSCR -- * p value <0.05 ** p value <0.01 BCVA: Best Corrected Visual Acuity CMT: Central Minimum Thickness (at the foveola) AMT: Average Macular Thickness MDA: Malondialdehyde Table 3.

STUDY OF SERUM TOTAL THIOL LEVELS AND LIPID PEROXIDATION AS INDICATOR OF OXIDATIVE STRESS IN PATIENTS OF ACUTE CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY

The subfoveal choroidal thickness was defined as the choroidal thickness measured at the center of the foveola. Each image was measured by two independent technicians.

Macular Thickness, Foveal Volume, and Choroidal Thickness in Amblyopic Eyes and Their Relationships to the Treatment Outcome

str.) foveola Erichson, 1834, Plaesius (Plaesius) javanus Erichson, 1834 and Plaesius (Hyposolenus) laevigatus Marseul, 1853 have been reported in banana crops from Central American countries, Venezuela and Indonesia (Boscan de Martinez & Godoy, 1991; Barrera & Jimenez, 1994; Gold et al., 2001; Mesquita, 2003; Abera-Kalibata et al., 2006).

REDESCUBRIMIENTO DE OMALODES (OMALODES) FASSLI BICKHARDT, 1911 (COLEOPTERA: HISTERIDAE) EN COLOMBIA Y PRIMER REGISTRO DE LA ESPECIE SOBRE CULTIVOS DE PLATANO (MUSA PARADISIACA)

Foveola nonpeeling internal limiting membrane surgery to prevent inner retinal damages in early stage 2 idiopathic macula hole.

Evaluation of ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness after vitreoretinal surgery with internal limiting membrane peeling in cases with idiopathic macular hole

The pathophysiology is unknown; however one theory proposes a role for an intrauterine hypoxic stimulus that may then permit vascular proliferation reaching the center of the foveola [4].

Multimodal Imaging Analysis in a Case with Congenital Fovea-Involving Retinal Macrovessel and Excellent Visual Acuity

Burns were applied to macular area of diffuse retinal thickening, treating no closer than 500 um from the foveola and 500 um from the optic disc.

Visual outcome of laser treatment in diabetic macular edema: Study from an Urban Diabetes Care Center

(1) The highest concentration of MP can be found at the foveola; it then decreases with increasing eccentricity.

Retinal carotenoids more than meets the eye

(114), Aleochara bonariensis Lynch, 1884 (102), Histerpunctifer Paykull, 1811 (82), Omorgus suberosus Fabricius, 1775 (75), Omalodes foveola Erichson, 1834 (67), Loxandrus sp.

Beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) associated with pig carcasses exposed in a Caatinga area, Northeastern Brazil/Coleopteros (Insecta, Coleoptera) associados a carcacas de suinos em Caatinga, Nordeste do Brasil