Visual development

Question 1

Emmetropization

Answer 1

the proess by which the refractive state of the eye neutralises.
At birth the natural refrative state of the eye sit at around 2.00 DS +/- 2.00 DS, as the child grows the eye also grows and the refractive state of the eye neutralises

this is both an active and a passive process

Question 2

Passive

Answer 2

this refers to normal eye growth, therefore as the eye physcially grows in size the power of the optical components decreases proportionally reducing the refractive error and therefore maintaining emmetropisation

Question 3

Active

Answer 3

emmetropizatin describes a visual feedback mechanism in the control of eye gowth (visual experience)