Term Name: eye primordium
Synonyms: eye anlage, eye field, eye placode, occular primordium, ocular primordium, optic field, optic placode, optic placode of camera-type eye, optic placodes, optic primordium
Definition: Portion of tissue that is part of the anterior neural keel and will form the optic vesicle[ZFA]. A paired ectodermal placode that becomes invaginated to form the embryonic lens vesicles.
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0003071]

Relationships
develops into: immature eye optic vesicle
is part of: pre-chordal neural plate
has parts: optic pit
is a type of: ecto-epithelium embryonic tissue presumptive structure primordium unilaminar epithelium