Embryology of the Eye

1. What parts of the embryo generate what parts of the human eye?

 

2. Does the eyes of all species develop the same way?

 

3. What is considered “lens induction” and “transdifferentiation”?

 

4. Pax 6 is considered a master control gene of eye development. Why?

 

5. What is the difference between a transcription factor and a signaling molecule? Name examples.

 

6. Where would you to expect find stem cell in the adult eye, and how would you detect them?

 

7. What are the steps of vascularization of the developing human eye?

 

8. How does the retina develop the various cell and synaptic layers?

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