title: Anatomy, development, and physiology of the visual system.
abstract: This article serves to familiarize the reader with the normal anatomy, embryology, and physiology of the visual system. Other articles in this issue introduce examination techniques and the pathology of the eyes of pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1855 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. deepedwa@uic.edu
authors.forename: Deepak P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Edward
authors.forename: Lawrence M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kaufman
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000196:embryology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000196:embryology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000196:embryology; D012160:Retina / Q000196:embryology; D012167:Retinal Perforations