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By J. Sebag, MD, FACS, FRCOphth, FARVO
VMR Institute for Vitreous Macula Retina - Uploaded on Sep 1, 2020.
- Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Sep 1, 2020.
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- Appears in
- Vitreous
- Condition/keywords
- sclera, vitreous, choroid, retina
- Description
- The sclera, choroid and retina were peeled off the vitreous body which remains attached to the anterior segment in this 9 month-old child. Due to this young age, the vitreous body maintains its solid gel structure in spite of being situated on a surgical towel (blue) in room air. [Cover photo – Sebag J: The Vitreous- Structure, Function, and Pathobiology, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1989. Specimen courtesy of the New England Eye Bank; image © Springer Nature, reprinted with permission]