<prompt> Eye of a newborn is ?EmmetropicHypermetropicMyopicAstigmatism  <response>: Ans. is b i.e., Hypermetropic Eye at bih Anteroposterior diameter of eye ball is about 16.5 mm 70 of adult size. Adult size is attained by 7-8 years. Corneal diameter is about 10 mm. Adult size 11.7 mm is attained by 2 years of age. Anterior chamber is shallow and angle is narrow. Lens is spherical at bih. Retina : - Apa from macular area, the retina is fully differentiated. Macula differentiates 4-6 months after bih. Myelination of optic nerve fibres has reached the lamina cribrosa. New born is usually hypermetropic by 2 to 3D. Orbit is more divergent 50deg as compared to adult 450. Lacrimal gland is still underdeveloped and tears are not secreted. 