Which part of your eye is responsible for providing sharp central vision?

Question: Which part of your eye is responsible for providing sharp central vision?
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  central,
  eye,
  sharp,
  vision
Asked by bellalai to David, Luna, Mark, Melanie, Probash on 23 Mar 2011 in Categories: General.
- David Pyle answered on 23 Mar 2011:
  
  The cornea and the lens together help to focus the light on the retina.
- Luna Munoz answered on 23 Mar 2011:
  
  The central part! 😉 The central part of the retina (at the back of the eye) is called the fovea and has the a heavily packed area of cone receptors (photoreceptors), which gives us our sharp colour vision. The more peripheral part is more heavily concentrated with rods, which gives us our more sensitive vision (they are very good motion detectors!).

Question: Which part of your eye is responsible for providing sharp central vision?