PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R A Weale
TI  - Corneal shape and astigmatism: with a note on myopia.
AID  - 10.1136/bjo.72.9.696
DP  - 1988 Sep 01
TA  - British Journal of Ophthalmology
PG  - 696--699
VI  - 72
IP  - 9
4099  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/9/696.short
4100  - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/9/696.full
SO  - Br J Ophthalmol1988 Sep 01; 72
AB  - 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.