Why Are Eyes Gelatinous?

The inside of the eyeball is filled with a clear jelly like substance called vitreous humour. This, and the fibrous white sclera help to keep the shape of your eyeball. The blood vessels that run through the choroid carry food and oxygen to the cells of the eye.

Why is there jelly in my eyes?

The center of the eye is filled with a jelly-like substance called “vitreous.” At a young age, this substance is very thick with a consistency somewhat like “Jell-o”. As a natural process of aging, the vitreous becomes more liquefied as one gets older.

What is the jelly like fluid in the eye?

The vitreous is the gel-like fluid that fills your eye. It's full of tiny fibers that attach to your retina (the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye). As you get older, the fibers of your vitreous pull away from the retina.