ANATOMI

CORPUS
VITREUM

MAZIDAH ZULFA
Corpus Vitreum
Vitreous cavity occupies four- fifths of the volume of the
globe

Transparent, gel like structure

Metabolism of the intraocular tissues

Volume : close to 4.0 mL

Contain 99% water

Fine collagen fibrils (type II) and cells

(hyalocytes, histiocytes, glial cells,
fibroblasts.)

Gross photo graph of the vitreous with the

sclera, choroid, and retina removed from
the eye of a 9- month- old child.
– The vitreous adheres to the ret ina
peripherally at the vitreous base, which
extends from 2.0 mm anterior to the ora
serrata to approximately 4.0 mm
posterior to it.
– Additional attachments exist at the optic
nerve head margin, at the perimacular
region surrounding the fovea, along the
ret i nal vessels, and at the periphery of
the posterior lens capsule.