Stroma of cornea is developed from: (A) Neural ectoderm, (B) Surface ectoderm, (C) Mesoderm, (D) Neural crest
Answer is C. Stroma of cornea develops from neural crest cells derived (secondary) mesenchyme. The adult cornea has developmentally three layers: Outer epithelium layer (surface ectoderm) Middle stromal layer of collagen-rich extracellular matrix between stromal keratocytes (neural crest) Inner layer of endothelial cells (neural crest). Ref - medscape.com