Abstract: A somatological survey on 119 rmales and 93 females of Baima Tibetan nationality living in Sichuan Pingwu was carried out by authors in June 1982.
The same survey on the Han nationality living in Mianyang area was carried out for comparison.
Morphologic characteristics of external eye of Baima Tibetan nationality were presence of fold of lateral canthi are more evident; non-medial canthi are more; presence of the sulcus of upper and lower lids are less; sloping upward lateral of the axis of rima eyelid are less; the high degree of rima eyelid, the length of rima eyelid (en—ex) and the distance between both lateral canthi are less evident; the distance between both medial canthi are larger.

Key words: External eye; Baima Tibetan nationality; Somatoscopy; Anthropometry