Ophthalmology FMGE 2018 09a507da The eye in the newborn is: A Hypermetropic with regular astigmatism B Hypermetropia C Hypermetropic with irregular astigmatism D Myopia High-Yield Explanation At bih, eye is hypermetropic by +2 to +3D and usually becomes emmetropic by the age of 5 to 7 years This is because of smaller eyeball Eyeball length at bih is 16mm.