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  Caption       = Transverse section of head of chick embryo of fifty-two hours’ incubation. |
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  Caption2      = Optic cup and choroidal fissure seen from below, from a human embryo of about four weeks. (Optic stalk labeled at center left.) |
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==Overview==
The [[optic vesicles]] 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'''.

==External links==
* {{EmbryologyUNC|eye|012}}
* [http://www.vision.ca/eye/o.cup.l.vesicle.html Overview at vision.ca]

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