###Rationale: 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.

###Answer: OPTION B IS CORRECT.
###Question: The eye in the newborn is:
###Options:
A. Hypermetropic with regular astigmatism
B. Hypermetropia
C. Hypermetropic with irregular astigmatism
D. Myopia
