<prompt> All statements are true about the eye of a newborn exceptOptic nerve is myelinated only upto lamina cribrosaOrbit is more divergent than adultApa from macular area the retina is fully differentiatedNew born is usually myopic by -2 to -3 D  <response>: D. i.e. Newborn is usually myopic by -2 to -3 D The eye of new born is hypermetropic by 2 to 3 DQ Fate of the eye after this: Most of the children reach levels of emmetropia with growth of the eye. Undercorrection leads to residual hypermetropia, which happens more commonly than overcorrection. Overcorrection leads to myopia. 