Aging of vitreous involves a degenerative process where glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) dissociate from collagen and the gel disintegrates into fluid adjacent to which collagen fibrils adhere to each other and cross-link [1–4]. In most eyes this process is accompanied by dehiscence at the vitreoretinal interface progressing to posterior vitreous detachment and nothing more happens Vitreous aging and posterior vitreous detachment]. In several pathologic conditions, vitreous is hazy due to hemorrhage and/or cell proliferation forming membranes that contract, leading to traction retinal detachment
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Crafoord, S., Ghosh, F., & Sebag, J. (2014). Vitreous biochemistry and artificial vitreous. In Vitreous: In Health and Disease (pp. 81–92). Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1086-1_6
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