IV.B. Oxygen in Vitreoretinal Physiology and Pathology

摘要: As recently as two decades ago, textbooks on vitreous taught students of ophthalmology that the gel had no real function in adult eye other than to serve a space-occupying, optically clear structure. In fact, one such textbook published 1994 stated, “Apart from its role oculogenesis, has well substantiated so an devoid is not adversely affected” [1]. However, beginning 2005 with reports oxygen tension measurements human before and after vitrectomy surgery [2] culminating 2009 consumes ascorbate-dependent manner [3], new understanding vitreoretinal physiology pathology emerged.