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Eye of a fetus - the lens (400X)

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Eye of a chicken fetus. Image copyright: University of Oslo, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. (Tissue stain: H+E).

Here is a closeup of the developing retina, lens and cornea. The lens is covered by and contains lens epithelium.

The retina at this stage consists of two layers; an inner layer (red marker) and an outer layer (blue marker) .

Published June 10th 2022, updated March 6th 2024.