Term Name:	optic vesicle
Synonyms:	evagination, eye vesicle, ocular vesicle, optic vesicles
Definition:	The optic vesicle is the evagination of neurectoderm that precedes formation of the optic cup[GO]. Portion of tissue that is comprised of neuroepitheium which has pinched off from the anterior neural keel and will form the optic cup[ZFA].
Ontology:	Cell Ontology [UBERON:0004128]