Question

Give the difference between aqueous humor and vitreous humor.

Answer 1

1. Aqueous humor is a clear liquid found between the cornea and the lens of eye, whereas vitreous humor is a clear gelatinous mass found in the rear part of the eyeball between the lens and retina.

2. Aqueous humor is continuously generated and continuously drains from the front of the eye throughout the lifetime, whereas vitreous humor is produced only during the embryonic stage and stays for the entire lifetime.

3. Vitreous humor does not replenish while aqueous humor does.

4. The volume of vitreous humor is higher than that of aqueous humor in a single eye.