vitreous body
Britishnoun
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While a common approach involves removing the vitreous body and substituting it with medical intraocular fillers like expandable gas or silicone oil, these fillers have been associated with various side effects.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
The vitreous body is a gel-like substance that occupies the space between the lens and retina, contributing to the eye's structural integrity.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
The hydrogel, possessing high biocompatibility and optical properties akin to authentic vitreous body, enables patients to preserve their vision post-surgery.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
Dr. Bronson pushed the probe into the gelatinous "vitreous body" that fills most of the eyeball and searched.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sudden release of all tension and the simultaneous weakening of the supports of the lens and vitreous body create very unfavorable conditions under which to make the crucial step of the operation.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Nance, Willis O.
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