subfovea

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ fovea.

Noun

subfovea (plural not attested)

1. The area underneath a fovea
   • 2015 December 4, “Correlation of Aging and Segmental Choroidal Thickness Measurement using Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography in Healthy Eyes”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The CS and large vessel layers of the choroid at the subfovea showed significant decreases, though only the former correlated strongly with age.

Related terms

• subfoveal