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vitreous body

Function: - most of the eye's interior (80%) is filled with vitreous humor, a gel-like substance that helps the eye maintain a round shape. Structure: - fine fibers are intertwined within the vitreous that are attached to the surface of the retina. - the vitreous humor, its fibers & capsule is the vitreous body. * image [1] Pathology: - as we age, the vitreous slowly shrinks & pulls away from the retinal surface - this is called a vitreous detachment, & is normal.

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vitrectomy vitreous detachment vitreous humor (vitreous, vitreous gel, V)

General

eye structure

References

  1. Wikipedia: Vitreous body https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitreous_body
  2. National Eye Institute: Facts About Vitreous Detachment http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/vitreous/index.asp

Components

vitreous humor (vitreous, vitreous gel, V)

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