Groove that is in the developing ventral optic cup and through which blood vessels pass to the enclosed mesenchyme[ZFA]. a ventral fissure in the developing optic cup through which blood vessels pass to the enclosed mesenchyme[Free online medical dictionary]. [ ZFA:0001284 http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/optic+fissure https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=440764&aid=3083162&group_id=36855 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choroid_fissure ]
Synonyms: optic stalk fissure choroid fissure - optic fissure optic fissures
Term information
- RETIRED_EHDAA2:0000249
- Wikipedia:Choroid_fissure
- EHDAA2:0001319
- MA:0001305
- AAO:0011026
- XAO:0000474
- EMAPA:17166
- VHOG:0000655
- SCTID:361508004
- ZFA:0001284
- EHDAA:4759
- TAO:0001284
pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
Develeopment notes: As the eye starts to develop, a gap opens on the underside of each eye bud. This gap provides a way for the developing eye to be nourished. This gap, called the optic fissure, has to close before the eye is fully developed. Coloboma is the incomplete closer of the optic fissure