800 reorganization of vitreous macromolecules resulting in gel liquefaction and structural
changes that destabilize the vitreous body. Molecular changes at the vitreoretinal interface …

The transparent vitreous body, which occupies about 80% of the eye's volume, is laden with
numerous enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants that could protect the eye from …

PURPOSE: To reexamine the role of the vitreous gel in ocular health and disease based on
recent information in the ophthalmic literature. DESIGN: Perspective. METHODS: Review …

Purpose Pharmacologic vitreolysis is a promising new therapy to improve vitreoretinal
surgery and, ultimately, prevent disease by mitigating the contribution of vitreous to …

Peeling the internal limiting membrane of the retina has become a very common procedure
performed by vitreo-retinal surgeons. The combination of new microsurgical instrumentation …

Purpose: To determine if enzymatic induction of a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD)
and/or vitreous liquefaction affects O 2 concentration in the vitreous cavity in animals with …

With the dissemination of optical coherence tomography over the past two decades, the role
of persistent vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) in the development of numerous macular …

The term pharmacologic vitreolysis first appeared in the world's literature one decade ago in
the pages of the journal Retina. 1 The coining of this term formalized a new field and was …

purpose. To investigate the effects of intravitreal injection of nattokinase (subtilisin NAT), a
serine protease that is produced by Bacillus subtilis (natto), for induction of posterior vitreous …

Purpose.: The effects of vitreous liquefaction in the elderly on the distribution of drugs from
intravitreal injections, depots, or devices remains unclear. The purpose of the present study …