Foveal retina Falsecolour scanning electron micrograph of the human retina featuring the central fovea a craterlike depression in the photosensitive layer of the eye The foveal retina is the area of greatest visual acuity and contains only cone receptor cells When an eye looks at an object that part focused on the fovea is the portion most accurately registered by the brain This area is particularly rich in blood vessels which appear rootlike running in over outside of the foveal ridge Magnification x at xcm size
