J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1986 Jun;27(3):295-299.
Corneal Curvatures of the Infants
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Eyeball grows rapidly in the early years of life. The growth of the cornea, lens and axial length of the eyeball influences the refractive state of the eye. Axial length of the eyeball grows rapidly and it causes myopic changes of the eye. But decrease of the power of the cornea and lens is accompanied, so that the refractive state of the eyeball does not change rsignificantly in adult compared that of the infant. By using A-O keratometer, the corneal curvatures of the infants were examined in 18 infants(male 9, female 9, gestational age 29~42 weeks) and the results showed that the corneal curvatures were steepist in the youngest premature newborn and decreased significantly with age.
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