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. 2013 Dec 20;28(2):126–133. doi: 10.1038/eye.2013.254

Table 2. Family resemblance of ocular dimensions and refractive error.

  Husband-wife regression coefficient Child-parent regr. coefficient Sib-sib intrapair correlation
Corneal radius 0.02 0.32 0.20
Axial length 0.05 0.38 0.25
Ant. chamber depth −0.09 0.28 0.43
Refractive error 0.03 0.07 0.25
SE of estimates 0.10 0.08 0.07
Maximal genetic expectation 0.00 0.50 0.50
No. of pairs examined 108 159 160

All analyses based on age- and sex-independent deviation scores.