macular
- a word derived from macula.
Example Sentences
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Apellis has two approved drugs: Empaveli, which is approved to treat two rare kidney diseases, and Syforvre, which is used by patients with geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Vivien Hillgrove, writer, producer and first-time director on this film, was enjoying a 50-year career of movie editing when she started losing her sight to a form of macular degeneration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
"The findings could be groundbreaking because while there are a few treatments available that delay the progress of macular degeneration, there are none able to reverse the damage already done."
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026
In November, the Food and Drug Administration approved the drug for use in patients with macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, a condition where leaky blood vessels in the eye cause swelling.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
It may here be remembered that of the mammalia man and monkeys alone are capable of convergence, and have a circumscribed macular area.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
