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Globe size and Axial Eye Length Development
- Neonatal axial eye length: 16 mm
- Normal adult axial axial length: 23 mm
- Majority of increase in axial length occurs in first 18 months
- Infantile growth phase (2-5 years) 1.1 mm
- Juvenile phase: (5-13 years) 1.3 mm
- Average K's for newborn cornea: 47.6 diopters