Synonyms for retina
ˈrɛt n ə, ˈrɛt nə; ˈrɛt nˌireti·na

Princeton's WordNet

1. retinanoun

   the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

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1. • Membrane

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1. List of paraphrases for "retina":

   retinal

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1. Christopher Quinn:

   When you look directly at the sun, the intensity of the light and the focus of the light is so great on the retina that it can cook it, if the exposure is great enough, that can and will lead to permanent reduction in vision and even blindness.

2. Maya Koronyo-Hamaoui:

   These changes in the retina correlated with changes in parts of the brain called the entorhinal and temporal cortices, a hub for memory, navigation and the perception of time.

3. James Wolffsohn:

   The lens seems an interesting concept to provide optical magnification to the retina when required.

4. Tom Spetalnick:

   There is a standard of care when an eye doctor is expected to perform an eye exam and the eye exam is expected to determine if the patient does or doesn't have things like glaucoma, retina problems, even diabetes can be detected.

5. Savannah Guthrie:

   Remember when my retina was detached because Charley threw the train at my eye ? well, guys it's not over. So apparently after you have that retina reattachment surgery, it's very common to get cataracts, so that happened to me. So I'm actually going to leave in 20 minutes and have cataract surgery.