Open AccessEmbryologic and Fetal Development of the Human Orbit
Author(s) -
Hatem A. Tawfik,
Jonathan J. Dutton
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1537-2677
pISSN - 0740-9303
DOI - 10.1097/iop.0000000000001172
Subject(s) - morphogenesis , orbit (dynamics) , anatomy , mesoderm , medicine , evolutionary developmental biology , neuroscience , biology , evolutionary biology , embryonic stem cell , genetics , gene , engineering , aerospace engineering
To review the recent data about orbital development and sort out the controversies from the very early stages during embryonic life till final maturation of the orbit late in fetal life, and to appreciate the morphogenesis of all the definitive structures in the orbit in a methodical and timely fashion.