title: Ocular anatomy and refraction.
abstract: An examination is made of possible relations between ocular morphology and refraction in man. Special attention is paid to astigmatism, prematurity, the eye at birth, and differences as between the eyes of men and women respectively. Some functional correlates are also pointed out.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001251:Astigmatism / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005123:Eye / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology; D009799:Ocular Physiological Phenomena; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000209:etiology*; D012737:Sex Factors