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Various measurements in the eye region and other various face measurements basing Baelz's so-called the false lateral angle of the eye were taken on 788 male and 827 female, totalling 1, 615 primary school children residing in Tokyo ranging from 7 to 12 years of age. Further, the morphological changes of the face by growth was observed by numerous indices calculated from the above measurements.
1) The tendency of increase in the mean values of the face measurements by growth was generally observed both in male and female children.
2) The difference between the mean values of various measurements based on the false lateral angle of the eye in the right and left sides was not distinct in both male and female children through all age groups and height groups.
3) The difference between the mean values of various measurements based on the false lateral angle of the eye in both sexes in certain age groups or height groups are clearly recognized. In certain groups, the values in male was greater than that of female, and in some groups there was no distinct difference between them. As a whole, the values in male suggested to be greater than that of female.
4) Certain indices demonstrated the tendency of increase by growth, but in some others, the tendency was on the reverse side. In some instances, the indices were found to be kept unchanged through all age groups. However, generally speaking, the difference in the mean value of the indices in the right and left sides and in both sexes were not recognized.
5) No fixed transition in the types by the progress of age was recognized in cover-fold, the direction of palpebral fissure, shape of palpebral fissure, width of palpebral fissure and shape of eye brow, but certain fixed correlationships were recognized between cover-fold and shape of palpebral fissure, cover-fold and the width of palpebral fissure, shape of palpe-bral fissure and the width or palpebral fissure, shape of eye brow and the width of palpebral fissure and the shape of eye brow and the shape of forehead respectively.
