The vitreous body, vitreous (lat. corpus vitreum ) fills the entire interior of the eye behind the lens.
Its role is optical, because it is transparent and allows light to pass through, as well as mechanical, i.e. maintaining the constant tension and size of the eyeball. It consists of 99% water in which various substances are dissolved, for example the protein vitresin. It has a fibrous structure and is invisible to us, except in some disease states when it becomes visible and creates the shapes of dashes and threads that seem to fly before our eyes.
Vitreous diseases:
- Vitreous detachment (lat. Ablatio corporis vitrei )
Degenerative changes:
- Asteroid hyalosis ( Scintillatio albescen s)
- Scintillating synchysis ( Synchysis scintillas )
Autor:
bc. Livio Svržnjak, optometrist
Literature:
M.Sc. sc. Pavan Dr. Joško, “Eye Diseases”, Zagreb 2003.
