title: Combined macroscopic, light microscopic, scanning, and transmission electron microscopic investigation of the vitreous body. 3. The structure of the anterior border layer of the vitreous.
abstract: The anterior vitreous border layer consists of multiple net-like densely compacted individual lamellae as shown by combined macroscopic, light microscopic, scanning, and transmission electron microscopic investigations. Each lamella displays a polygonal two-dimensional meshwork formed by vitreous fibrils. This multilamellar border layer is reinforced by zonula fibres which merge with anterior lamellae. Probably this special architecture corresponds to the membrane-like function as mentioned by Balazs.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000648:ultrastructure*