As the eye looks straight ahead, the macula is the point of the retina upon which the light rays meet as they are focused by the cornea and the lens of the eye. Similar to the film in a camera, the retina receives the images that come through the “camera-like” lens. If the macula is damaged, the central part of the image is blocked as if a blurred area had been placed in the center of the picture. The images around the blurred area may be clearly visible. Macular degeneration is damage or brea