Objectives

• Review basic anatomy of the eye, with particular attention to the extraocular muscles and their fascia
• Describe the sequence of events in differentiation of ocular tissues during development
• Review the stages of development of the human eye

Reading assignment: Please read Chapter 4 Ocular Development in the Fundamentals of Ophthalmology section of the BCSC as well as Chapter 2 Anatomy of the Extraocular Muscles and their Fascia in the Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus section of the BCSC.