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

Overview

Journal Arch Ophthalmol

Publisher American Medical Association

Specialty Ophthalmology

Date 1999 Jun 16

PMID 10369597

Citations 118

Authors

J D GASS

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Abstract

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.

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