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Which structures are investigated in ocular development studies using rodents as animal models?
Which structures are investigated in ocular development studies using rodents as animal models?
- Eyelid fusion and tapetum
- Anatomic end point and gestation duration
- Cornea, iridocorneal angle, and retina (correct)
- Macula and Schlemm's canal
What does embryology provide insight into?
What does embryology provide insight into?
- Pathology and physiology
- Development of structures and their functions (correct)
- Congenital malformations only
- Anatomy and physiology
What factors must be considered when making interspecies comparisons in ocular development studies?
What factors must be considered when making interspecies comparisons in ocular development studies?
- Differences in anatomic end point only
- Duration of gestation, anatomic end point, and eyelid fusion (correct)
- Duration of gestation and eyelid fusion only
- Presence of a tapetum, macula, or Schlemm's canal
What is the sequence of developmental events like across species?
What is the sequence of developmental events like across species?
Why is an understanding of normal and abnormal ocular development important?
Why is an understanding of normal and abnormal ocular development important?