Hyaloid canal

System Sensory (Eye)
SNOMED CT 362506002

Hyaloid canal

Definition

A small transparent canal running through the vitreous body from the optical nerve disc to the lens. It is formed by an invagination of the hyaloid, a membrane which encloses the vitreous body[WP].

Also known as canal of Cloquet, canalis hyaloideus, Cloquet's canal, Stilling's canal — per UBERON

The Hyaloid canal is a part of the Sensory (Eye).

Also identified as