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Hendrickson, A. (2005). Organization of the Adult Primate Fovea. In: Penfold, P.L., Provis, J.M. (eds) Macular Degeneration. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26977-0_1
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