What is the macula?
The macula is widely agreed to be the most important part of the eye.
This small area, only a few millimetres in diameter, in the centre of the retina is responsible for all the fine detail of vision that is achieved when we look straight at an object.
It is this central vision that is responsible for almost all of the “visual tasks” that people perform in their lives such as reading, watching television, recognising faces and playing games.
It is like a high resolution sensor that helps us focus on the most important part of a scene and contains much of the visual input our brains receive.
