Embryology of human eye 1 drlhachawangdi 1st year resident ophthalmology umsbjdwnrh 2014 2 objectives 1 to understand the concept of origin and developmental processes of human eye 2 to know the 3 presentation lay out first session 1 development of primordial structures general . The eye and its surrounding tissues arise solely from ectoderm and mesoderm there is no endoderm derived tissue around the eye the bcsc has a pretty nifty chart that lists out the various structures of the eye and sorts them according to their embryologic tissue origin. Anatomy embryology of the eye introduction a thorough understanding of the anatomy of the eye orbit visual pathways upper cranial nerves and central pathways for the control of eye movements is a prerequisite for proper interpretation of diseases having ocular manifestations. A full and remembered understanding of eye embryology comes from an appreciation of how structures initially form the first stages of eye development are evident as early as the beginning of the fourth week indents called the optic grooves or sulci appear at the cranial pole of the embryo and within the cranial fold see figure 1a b and c