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Axial Growth and Changes in Lenticular and Corneal Power during Emmetropization in Infants

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2005 · Vol. 46(9) · pp. 3074–3074

Donald O. Mutti✉(The Ohio State University)G. Lynn Mitchell(The Ohio State University)Lisa Jones(The Ohio State University)Nina E. Friedman(University of California, Berkeley)Sara L. Frane(University of California, Berkeley)Wendy K. Lin(University of California, Berkeley)Melvin L. MoeschbergerKarla Zadnik(The Ohio State University)

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Abstract

Modulation in the amount of axial growth in relation to initial refractive error appeared to be the most influential factor in emmetropization of spherical equivalent refractive error. The associations between initial refractive error, subsequent axial growth, and change in refractive error were consistent with a visual basis for emmetropization. The cornea and crystalline lens lost substantial amounts of dioptric power in this phase of growth, but neither appeared to play a significant role in emmetropization.

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Corneal surgery and disorders Retinopathy of Prematurity StudiesRetinoscopyRefractive errorVitreous chamberOphthalmologyCorneaLens (geology)FlatteningCyclopentolateEyelidOptics

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Accommodation, OcularCorneaEyeFemaleHumansInfantLens, CrystallineMaleOcular Physiological PhenomenaRefraction, OcularRefractive ErrorsVision, OcularRetinoscopy

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