[noun] [C] [plural] retinas or retinae - the area at the back of the eye that receives light and sends pictures of what the eye sees to the brainIf a person is short-sighted, images are focused in front of their retina, and if a person is long-sighted, images are focused beyond their retina.
RETINA
Meaning of RETINA in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012