Hyaloid Fossa

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The hyaloid fossa is a depression on the anterior surface of the vitreous body in which lies the lens. The name hyaloid fossa is synonymous with patellar fossa. Accumulation of fluid-blood or exudates- can occur in the potential space in which it creates between the vitreous and the lens, called the retrolenticular space. The vitreous humour (UK spelling) or vitreous humor (US spelling) is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball of humans and other vertebrates. It is often referred to as the vitreous body or simply "the vitreous".