title: [Emmetropization. A statistical study].
abstract: The relations between bulb length and the refractive power of the cornea were investigated in 3358 eyes of nonselected patients. There was a negative correlation between corneal refraction and bulb length in the range 19 to 29 mm. However, the data do not support the recently advanced hypothesis that corneal curvature and bulb length are regulated by means of optimal retinal contrast. The mean bulb length in males was 23.83 mm, in females 23.25 mm.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik im Klinikum Charlottenburg Freie Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kraffel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wollensak
mesh_terms: D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012029:Refraction, Ocular; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Uber die Emmetropisation. Eine statistische Studie.