optic fissure


retinal fissure

a ventral groove formed by invagination of the optic cup and its stalk by vascular mesenchyme from which the hyaloid vessels develop. Synonym(s): choroidal fissure (1) [TA], choroid fissure, optic fissure

ret·i·nal fis·sure

(ret'i-năl fish'ŭr) A ventral groove formed by invagination of the optic cup and its stalk by vascular mesenchyme, from which the hyaloid vessels develop.
Synonym(s): choroid fissure, optic fissure.