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It is a clear gel, which fills in the space between the retina and the lens. If it becomne foggy or if it was glazed over it would be harder to send the picture that the eye sees to the optic nerve, which sends it to the brain.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe vitreous humor generally holds the shape of the eye. It does so by keeping the retina to the rear of the eye, and the lens to the front. So it keeps the retina and the lens separate and in their respectively needed places. Its mostly watery make-up includes some cells, collagen fibers, proteins, salts, and sugars. It has no blood vessels.
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∙ 13y agoTo give structure to the eyeball, and provide a clear medium for the light to pass through, so that it lands on the photoreceptor cells in the retina, the back of the eye.
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∙ 12y agoIt's purpose is to remove unwanted cellular debris and also hold the shape of the eye.
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∙ 11y agoThe vitreous humor helps keep the retina in place
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Which is thicker aqueous humor and vitreous humor?
vitreous humor
Gel-like substance that helps to reinforce the eyeball?
It is called the vitreous humor. The word humor here has nothing to do with comedy. The word can mean 'body fluid', from the Latin for body fluid, 'umor'.
What substances is located in back of the chamber eyeball?
vitreous humor
Which one does not belong in the grouping choroid sclera vitreous humor or retina?
vitreous humor
What does the Vitreous Humor do in the human eye?
The vitreous humor helps keep the retina in place
How are the vitreous humor and the aqueous humor different?
The vitreous humor fills the space between the retina and lens while the aqueous humor is located between the lens and the cornea.The vitreous humor has more nutritive value when the aqueous humor is low in nutritive value.
What correctly lists the parts through which light passes as it enters the eye?
Cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous humor
What is the function of collagen and hyaluronic acid in vitreous humor?
They are providers of elasticity and keep the amount of water at the same levels.
Which substance helps to stabilize the eye and give physical support to the retina?
The vitreous humor
What is the location of the vitrous humor?
Vitreous humor is the fluid in the eye.
Can you have a mass within the vitreous humor?
no
The clear jelly-like humor in in the eye?
it is called vitreous humor
