title: An examination of refractive error through computer simulation.
abstract: Computer simulation is used to investigate the distribution of refractive error, generating two models based on corneal power, anterior chamber depth, lens power, and axial length for several samples (N = 1000). Discrepancies between simulated and observed data indicate that emmetropization is a more complex process than is accounted for by intercorrelations among components.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology