Aqueous Humor Vitreous Humor
Because it is in an isolated compartment well removed from the gut putrefaction usually starts much later in the vh than it does in blood.
Aqueous humor vitreous humor. Vitreous and aqueous humor gel like fluids inside the eye help it maintain its shape which plays an important role in overall eye health. Both the parts of aqueous chamber filled with a clear watery fluid the aqueous humour. Aqueous humor is a clear liquid found between the cornea and the lens of eye whereas vitreous humor is a clear gelatinous mass found in the rear part of the eyeball between the lens and retina. The latter consists of water protein vitrein hyaluronic acid and collagen fibres.
It is a clear gel like substance that occupies the space behind the lens and in front of the retina at the back of the. Vitreous humor about eighty percent of the space inside the eye the area behind the anterior and posterior chambers and between the lens and the retina is filled with a clear gel like substance called the vitreous humor. Vitreous humor the fluid portion of the vitreous body. The gel like liquid becomes clearer as you grow older so light can get through and allow your eye to see.
These substances are called the vitreous humor and aqueous. The main difference between the vitreous humor and the aqueous humor is that there is a set amount of the vitreous humor in your eye and it does not move. Often used to designate the entire vitreous body. Vitreous humor vh is a gel like fluid obtained from the eye.
It is secreted from the ciliary epithelium a structure supporting the lens. 2003 by saunders an imprint of elsevier inc. Ocular humor either of the humors of the eye aqueous or vitreous. Vitreous humor the vitreous humor comprises a large portion of the eyeball.
Aqueous humor is continuously generated and continuously drains from the front of the eye throughout the lifetime whereas vitreous humor is produced only during the embryonic stage and stays for the entire lifetime. Miller keane encyclopedia and dictionary of medicine nursing and allied health seventh edition. Metabolism of alcohol in the vh is also minimal.