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. 2011 Feb 28;2(4):717–738. doi: 10.1364/BOE.2.000717

Table 1. Elongation angle calculated for the mouse eye vs. the human eye*.

Retina Pupil size DeDw NA f z z/f θ' θ'Mouseθ'Human
Mouse 2 mm 1 0.49 2.6 mm 230 µm 9% 2.51° 15–42
average 0.33 0.84° 5–14
Human thinnest 6 mm 1 0.18 22.3 mm 130 µm 0.6% 0.06°  
Human thickest         370 µm 1.7% 0.17°  

*Mouse eye f and z are values for the adult mouse eye [2]. Human eye f is from the Gullstrand-Le Grand model and z is from Polyak [15]. Values for De/Dware example values.