Intriguingly, the new research could help explain how our own early - developing retinal fovea, which contains the densest concentration of light receptors and produces the sharpest vision, claims so much cortex. (scientificamerican.com)
People who inherit a mutated version of the ATF6 gene are born with a malformed or missing fovea, the eye region responsible for sharp, detailed vision. (sciencedaily.com)
All of the patients were found to have significant fovea hypoplasia (an underdevelopment of the macula, the center of the retina), a characteristic not commonly seen in other achromatopsia patients. (sciencedaily.com)