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The Fovea

The fovea is a small pale spot, about the size of a pinhead and, on our big picture, is in the darkened area just to the right of the optic disc - it has been electronically enhanced in this image.

All the cone sensors of the retina are concentrated in this area. It is totally responsible for our colour vision and our critical vision.

Whereas large changes can affect other parts of the retina without giving rise to visual problems, we are likely to be aware of the tiniest changes in this region as it affects our critical vision.