Müller Cell Cone, an Overlooked Part of the Anatomy of the Fovea Centralis: Hypotheses Concerning Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Macular Hole and Foveomacular Retinoschisis

Müller Cell Cone, an Overlooked Part of the Anatomy of the Fovea Centralis: Hypotheses Concerning Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Macular Hole and Foveomacular Retinoschisis

Poorly recognized by anatomists and pathologists is the cone-shaped zone of Müller cells that composes the central and inner part of the fovea centralis. The importance of these cells in the structural integrity of the macula, as a repository for xanthophyll, and in the pathogenesis of macular disea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of ophthalmology (1960) 1999-06, Vol.117 (6), p.821-823
1. Verfasser: Gass, J. Donald M
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Sprache:eng
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Biological and medical sciences
Medical sciences
Ophthalmology
Retinopathies
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Zusammenfassung:Poorly recognized by anatomists and pathologists is the cone-shaped zone of Müller cells that composes the central and inner part of the fovea centralis. The importance of these cells in the structural integrity of the macula, as a repository for xanthophyll, and in the pathogenesis of macular diseases, particularly regarding idiopathic macular hole and foveomacular schisis, is hypothesized.Arch Ophthalmol. 1999;117:821-823-->
ISSN:0003-9950
2168-6165
1538-3601
2168-6173
DOI:10.1001/archopht.117.6.821