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Vitreous humour - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (286 words) |
 | Vitreous humour (British spelling) or Vitreous humor (U.S. spelling) is the clear aqueous solution that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the vertebrate eyeball. |
| The primary purpose of the vitreous humour is to provide a cushioned support for the rest of the eye, as well as a clear unobstructed path for light to travel to the retina. |
| The metabolic exchange and equilibration between systemic circulation and vitreous humor is so slow that vitreous humor is sometimes the fluid of choice for postmortem analysis of glucose levels or substances which would be more rapidly diffused, degraded, excreted, or metabolized from the general circulation. |
| The Vitreous Humor (854 words) |
| The vitreous humor is a clear gel which occupies the posterior compartment of the eye, located between the crystalline lens and the retina and occupying about 80% of the volume of the eyeball. |
| The flashes of light occur as the vitreous tugs on the sensory layer of the retina as the vitreous is detaching. |
| As a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) occursthat is, as the vitreous fluid separates from the retinaorganic debris or particles known as floaters are released. |
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