Uberon definition : The optic vesicle is the evagination of neurectoderm that precedes formation of the
optic cup[GO]. Portion of tissue that is comprised of neuroepitheium which has pinched
off from the anterior neural keel and will form the optic cup[ZFA].;
Uberon related term : eye vesicle; evagination; optic vesicles; ocular vesicle;
Uberon Homology note : (...) an essentially similar sequence of events occurs during the embryonic development
of the vertebrate eye. The eye initially develops as a single median evagination of
the diencephalon that soon bifurcates to form the paired optic vesicles.[well established][VHOG];
The optic vesicle is the evagination of neurectoderm that precedes formation of the
optic cup[GO]. Portion of tissue that is comprised of neuroepitheium which has pinched
off from the anterior neural keel and will form the optic cup[ZFA].