Place of best vision in the retina of the eye is _________.

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Place of best vision in the retina of the eye is fovea. Fovea is a small pit located on the macula of the retina. Only in the fovea are the layers of the retina spread aside to let light fall directly on the cones, the cells that give the sharpest image. Also called the central fovea or fovea centralis.

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