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Eyes and Eyelids


7 weeks, 4 days

From The Biology of Prenatal Development.Buy Now

Script: By 7 1/2 weeks, the pigmented retina of the eye is easily seen and the eyelids are beginning a period of rapid growth.

All ages referenced to fertilization, not last menstrual period.
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