What is eye jelly?

The jelly-like substance inside the eye is called the vitreous humor. It is a clear, colorless fluid that fills the posterior cavity of the eye, between the back of the lens and the retina. The vitreous humor helps maintain the shape of the eye and acts as a shock absorber in case of any trauma to the eye. It also helps transmit light to the retina for vision. As a person ages, the vitreous humor can become more liquefied and can sometimes detach from the retina, causing floaters or flashes of light in vision. In some cases, the vitreous humor can become cloudy or can hemorrhage, causing vision problems that may require surgical intervention.