foveation meaning

[Medicine]
n
1 : the state of being pitted
2 : one of the pits in a pitted surface ‹the pits or foveations so characteristic of the pockmark —K.F. Maxcy›

Examples

1. Through a process called foveation, the eyes fovea of the eye, the central part of the retina with the sharpest visual acuity.
2. Benefits of acupuncture for treatment of nystagmus include a reduction in frequency and decreased slow phase velocities which led to an increase in foveation duration periods both during and after treatment.