The transparent, colorless mass of gel that lies behind the lens and in front of the retina Small semi-transparent or cloudy particles floating in the vitreous are called spots or floaters
relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
Soft gelatinous material that fills the back of the eye and sits behind the lens See also Syneresis
the jelly-like substance that filles the cavity inside the posterior part of the eye, behind the pupil and the lens It is 99% water held together with a collagenous (protein) scaffholding When you are young it is a more solid jell like substance, but with age, and in some disease states, it liquifies and precipitates
relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica" of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber
(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"
of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber"
the transparent gelatinous mass occupying the posterior compartment (the space between the crystalline lens and the retina of the eye) which is enclosed by a delicate hyaloid membrane; composed of water (99%), collagen fibrils, highly hydrated hyaluronic acid, halocytes, inorganic salts, sugar, and ascorbic acid; produced by halocytes located peripherally in the vitreous body