The vitreous body (vitreous meaning "glass-like"; from Latin vitreus 'glassy', from vitrum 'glass' and -eus) is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball (the vitreous chamber) in humans and other vertebrates. It is often referred to as the vitreous humor (also spelled humour), from Latin meaning liquid, or simply "the vitreous". Vitreous fluid or "liquid vitreous" is the liquid component of the vitreous gel, found after a vitreous detachment. It is not to be confused with the aqueous humor, the other fluid in the eye that is found between the cornea and lens.
This seems crazy, but I've discovered that when using my microscope at high power - a 10x eyepiece and 40x objective for 400x magnification - and a plain bright field I can get a clear virtual image of my own vitreous floaters. The images are crisp, in a tight focal plane, move in that sluggish...