Hyaloid fossa
Fossa hyaloidea
Definition
The hyaloid fossa (also called the patellar fossa) is a shallow depression on the anterior surface of the vitreous body that accommodates the posterior surface of the crystalline lens. The fossa is located centrally on the anterior aspect of the vitreous body, immediately behind the lens.
The margins of the hyaloid fossa are attached to the posterior lens capsule by Wiegers ligament (hyaloideocapsular ligament), which forms the peripheral boundary of the adjacent retrozonular (Bergers) space.
References
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