retinal

About 5.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Of or pertaining to the retina.
2. noun A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.

Similar words

retinene retina cis trans iris ocular retinaldehyde retinic ophthalmic visual

Often followed by

detachment image pigment vessels ganglion artery vein images and degeneration

Word family

retinals