Schematic diagram of the human eye. Vitreous membrane is not labeled but it surrounds the vitreous, the dark mauve/purple area labeled 'Vitreous Humour'.
The upper half of a sagittal section through the front of the eyeball. Vitreous membrane is not labeled but is visible.
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Latin
membrana vitrea
TA98
A15.2.06.012
TA2
6813
Anatomical terminology
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The vitreous membrane (or hyaloid membrane or vitreous cortex) is a layer of collagen separating the vitreous humour from the rest of the eye. At least two parts have been identified anatomically. The posterior hyaloid membrane separates the rear of the vitreous from the retina. It is a false anatomical membrane.[1] The anterior hyaloid membrane separates the front of the vitreous from the lens.[2] Bernal et al. describe it "as a delicate structure in the form of a thin layer that runs from the pars plana to the posterior lens, where it shares its attachment with the posterior zonule via Weigert's ligament, also known as Egger's line".
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M P Snead, D R J Snead, A J Richards, J B Harrison, A V Poulson, A H C Morris, R M Sheard, J D Scott;
Clinical, histological and ultrastructural studies of the posterior hyaloid membrane;
"Eye", July 2002, Volume 16, Number 4, Pages 447-453.
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Andres Bernal, Jean-Marie Parel, Fabrice Manns;
Evidence for posterior zonular fiber attachment on the anterior hyaloid membrane;
"Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science" 2006, 47, 4708-4713.
The vitreousmembrane (or hyaloid membrane or vitreous cortex) is a layer of collagen separating the vitreous humour from the rest of the eye. At least...
A posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a condition of the eye in which the vitreousmembrane separates from the retina. It refers to the separation of...
eyeball. The vitreous humour is fluid-like near the centre, and gel-like near the edges. The vitreous humour is in contact with the vitreousmembrane overlying...
onto the retina) within the eye's vitreous humour ("the vitreous"), which is normally transparent, or between the vitreous and retina. They can become particularly...
The vitreous base is an area in the fundus of the eye in which the vitreousmembrane, neural retina, and pigment epithelium all are firmly adherent, one...
Epiretinal membrane or macular pucker is a disease of the eye in response to changes in the vitreous humor or more rarely, diabetes. Sometimes, as a result...
the lens and the retina in vertebrate eyes Vitreousmembrane, a layer of collagen separating the vitreous body from the rest of the eye Vitrification...
The internal limiting membrane, or inner limiting membrane, is the boundary between the retina and the vitreous body, formed by astrocytes and the end...
remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye. Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous humor from the front structures...
A vitreous bulge is a distortion or protrusion of the vitreousmembrane into the anterior chamber of the eye, caused by pressure on the eye or iris. It...
one piece through a large incision while pressure is applied to the vitreousmembrane.[clarification needed] The surgery has a high rate of complications...
neovascularization"), or blood leaking into the vitreous humor ("vitreous hemorrhage") or between the vitreousmembrane and retina ("preretinal hemorrhage"). The...
used to deposit thin films Posterior vitreous detachment, a condition of the eye in which the vitreousmembrane separates from the retina Primary vigilance...
adhesion (VMA) is a human medical condition where the vitreous gel (or simply vitreous, AKA vitreous humour) of the human eye adheres to the retina in an...
deposits in vitreous body (H43.3) Other vitreous opacities Vitreousmembranes and strands (H43.8) Other disorders of vitreous body Vitreous: degeneration...
through a macular edema, or forms new vessels that permeate into the vitreousmembrane of the eye. The end result is reduction or loss of vision. While it...
characterised by hypopyon, rapidly maturing cataract, free floating vitreousmembranes, disc hyperemia and retinal vasculitis. It is estimated that one million...
Indian ophthalmologist, who specializes in diseases of the retina and vitreousmembrane. He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the L.V.Prasad Eye Institute...
through the vitreous body from the optic nerve disc (at the punctum caecum) to the lens. It is formed by an invagination of the hyaloid membrane, which encloses...
the eye that includes the anterior hyaloid membrane and all of the optical structures behind it: the vitreous humor, retina, choroid, and optic nerve. The...
Grade C is characterized by the presence of retinal membranes. The RPE cells migrate out into the vitreous, proliferate excessively and lay down ECM on both...
unique among glycosaminoglycans as it is non-sulfated, forms in the plasma membrane instead of the Golgi apparatus, and can be very large: human synovial HA...
If the vitreous is firmly attached to the retina when it pulls away, it can tear the retina and create a macular hole. Also, once the vitreous has pulled...
Such eyes are typically spheroid, filled with the transparent gel-like vitreous humour, possess a focusing lens, and often an iris. Muscles around the...
(PFVS), and until 1997 known primarily as persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV), is a rare congenital anomaly which occurs when blood vessels within...
malformations of the retina and / or retinal detachment, liquefaction of the vitreous and a persistent hyaloid artery. The malformations of the retina are dominant...
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