Original Papers on Vitreous Anatomy


The original descriptions of the methods for examinig unfixed autopsy specimens can be downloaded here:

  1.   Slitlamp Examination of the Vitreous in Autopsy Eyes
      Summaries in English, texts in German
  I. • Autopsy Technique and Examination Method
  II. • The Pattern of the Visible Vitreous Structures
  III. • Its Relations to Histology and Biomicroscopy; the Clinical Applications
  IV. • Equatorial Degenerations
  V. • Postnatal Developement
       
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Experiments on Development of the Vitreous
      Summary in English, text in German
       
  3. • The Hyalo-Capsular Zonula
      Summary in German, text in English
       
  4. Slit-Lamp Examination of Unfixed Vitreous in Animals
  I. • In Bovines
  II. • In Cats
  III. • In the Horse
  IV. • In Sheep, Pigs, Dogs, Apes and Rabbits
       
  5. • Zur Anatomie des Glaskörpers
      Summary in English, text in German



The originals of the photographs are in the archives of the Institute for Medical History at Bern University, Switzerland www.mhi.unibe.ch