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प्रश्न
Explain with the help of labelled ray diagram, the defect of vision called myopia and how it is corrected by a lens.
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उत्तर
Myopia is a defect of vision because of which a person is unable to see distant objects clearly but has normal near vision. Myopia occurs because the converging power of the eye lens is greater than normal and the images of distant objects are formed in front of the retina. As a result, a person with myopia cannot see these objects clearly. In certain other cases, myopia occurs because the eyeball is too long and the distance of the retina from the eye lens is large. This, too, causes the formation of images in front of the retina. The far point of a myopic eye is closer than infinity. The following ray diagram explains the myopic eye and how the defect can be corrected by using concave lenses. A concave lens diverges the light rays from distant objects to form virtual images of the objects at the far point of eye. The eye lens then easily focusses the light rays from the far point to form clear images on the retina.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In a Std. X class out of 40 students 10 students use spectacles, 2 students have positive power and 8 students have negative power of lenses in their spectacles.
Answer the following questions:
(1) What does the negative power indicate?
(2) What does the positive power indicate?
(3) Generally which type of spectacles do most of the students use?
(4) What defect of eyesight do most of the students suffer from?
(5) Give two possible reasons for the above defect.
The far point of a myopic person is 80 cm in front of the eye. What is the nature and power of the lens required to correct the problem?
What is the scientific name of
short-sightedness
A man can read the number of a distant bus clearly but he finds difficulty in reading a book.
- From which defect of the eye is he suffering?
- What type of spectacle lens should he use to correct the defect?
A man can read the number of a distant but clearly but he finds difficulty in reading a book.
What type of spectacle lens should he use to correct the defect?
Differentiate between myopia and hypermetropia.
An eye has a far point of 2 m. What type of lens in spectacles would be needed to increase the far point to infinity? Also calculate the power of lens required. Is this eye long-sighted or short-sighted?
The defect of vision which cannot be corrected by using spectacles is:
(a) myopia
(b) presbyopia
(c) cataract
(d) hypermetropia
A short-sighted person has a near point of 15 cm and a far point of 40 cm.
(a) Can he see clearly an object at a distance of:
(i) 5 cm?
(ii) 25 cm?
(iii) 50 cm?
(b) To see clearly an object at infinity, what kind of spectacle lenses does he need?
Given below is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye. Study the same and answer the question that follow:

Name the defect shown in the diagram.
A person cannot read newspaper placed nearer than 50 cm from his eyes. Name the defect of vision he is suffering from. Draw a ray diagram to illustrate this defect. List its two possible causes. Draw a ray diagram to show how this defect may be corrected using a lens of appropriate focal length.
List two causes of presbyopia. Draw labelled diagram of a lens used for the correction of this defect of vision.
Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong.
Endolymph, Tympanic membrane, Semi-circular canal, Blind spot
Differentiate between:
Short-sightedness and Long-sightedness.
What type of lens is used to correct Hypermetropia?
Nearsightedness : concave lens : : farsightedness : _______
Which of the following statement is correct?
A person is unable to see clearly a poster fixed on a distant wall. He however sees it clearly when standing at a distance of about 2 m from the wall.
- Draw ray diagram to show the formation of image by his eye lens when he is far away from the wall.
- List two possible reasons of this defect of vision.
- Draw ray diagram to show the correction of this defect using appropriate lens.
Match the following:
| Column - I | Column - II |
| 1. Retina | a. Path way of light |
| 2. Pupil | b. Far point comes closer |
| 3. Ciliary muscles | c. near point moves away |
| 4. Myopia | d. Screen of the eye |
| 5. Hypermetropia | e. Power of accommodation |
Complete the following table by observing the given figures:
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| Points ↓ | ||
| (a) Name of the defect | ______ | ______ |
| (b) Position of the image | ______ | ______ |
| (c) Lens used to correct the defect | ______ | ______ |


