title: [A study on the diametric growth of the cornea in Chinese children].
abstract: The horizontal and vertical diameters of both eyes were measured with Wissly's keratometer in 65 children under 3 1/2 years of age and in 65 normal adults. The results showed that the human cornea continued to grow after birth until end of the 3rd year.
authors.affiliation: Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male