Vitreous Humor Eye Dissection

The pars plicata of the ciliary body figure 2 is removed from each of the quadrants using westcott scissors.

Vitreous humor eye dissection. The retina lines the posterior back side of the eye and extends forward to the ciliary body beneath the iris used to make aqueous humor. In particular this method has significance for experimental studies involving drug delivery vitreo retinal oxygen transport and intraocular convection. In a living eye the vitreous humor is clear and gel like 3. It s a type of eye operation.

The vitreous humor along with the aqueous humor found behind the cornea helps to maintain the shape of the eye. It also helps the eyeball main tain its shape. Using a pair of sharp scissors cut the cornea from the eye along the boundary where the cornea meets the sclera. It s clear so light can pass through it.

Now you want to remove the lens. Vitreous may be removed for many reasons. The proposed vitreous dissection technique can be used to study physical properties of the vitreous humor. A vitrectomy is a surgical procedure that s done to remove the fluid known as vitreous humor or just vitreous inside your eyeball.

For you to see light has to pass through. 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. In particular this method has significance for experimental studies involving drug delivery vitreo retinal oxygen transport and intraocular convection. Cow s eye dissection page 5 the back of the eye is filled with a clear jelly.

A doctor removes the vitreous a jelly like fluid inside your eye and replaces it with a saline solution. Using 0 12 forceps to stabilize the eye cup westcott scissors are used to flower the eye by making four equally spaced stress relieving cuts from the ciliary body towards the optic nerve head. Why do you get it. The proposed vitreous dissection technique can be used to study physical properties of the vitreous humor.

It s a clear lump about the size and shape of a squashed marble.