Tags: Anatomical Structure, Embryology.

The eyes begin to develop as a pair of diverticula from the lateral aspects of the forebrain. These diverticula make their appearance before the closure of the anterior end of the neural tube; after the closure of the tube they are known as the optic vesicles.They project toward the sides of the head and the peripheral part of each expands to form a hollow bulb while the proximal part remains narrow and constitutes the optic stalk.

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