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What is vitreous humour in the eye?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

There are two "humours" in the eye. The aquious (I think I misspelled it) is a fairly light liquid between the cornea and the lens. Between the lens and the retina is the vitreous humour, a viscous, jelly like substance.

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