title: Corneal shape and astigmatism: with a note on myopia.
abstract: The elliptical shape and the physiological astigmatism of the normal neonatal human cornea are attributed to the ellipsoidal shape of the eyeball. This in turn is a feature of ocular development. The analysis is used to examine earlier observations on myopia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, University of London, Moorfields Eye Hospital.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Weale
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000473:pathology*; D003315:Cornea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology*; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008433:Mathematics; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical