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The fovea centralis, at the center of the macula, contains only cones and no rods.
The macula lutea is the small, yellowish central portion of the retina. It is about 5.5 mm in diameter and is the area providing the clearest, most distinct vision.

When one looks directly at something, the light from that object forms an image on one’s macula.
A healthy macula ordinarily is capable of achieving at least 20/20 (“normal”) vision or visual acuity, even if this is with a correction in glasses or contact lenses.

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No, the fovea is the gegion of the retina filled with cones that allows fo rthe most acute vision.

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