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प्रश्न
Give Reason:
Deficiency of vitamin A causes night blindness.
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उत्तर
Because the visual purple (Rhodopsin) of the rods is not formed in the absence of vitamin A.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A student suffering from myopia is not able to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 5 m. List two possible reasons due to which this defect of vision may have arisen. With the help of ray diagrams, explain
(i) why the student is unable to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 5 m from his eyes.
(ii) the type of the corrective lens used to restore proper vision and how this defect is corrected by the use of this lens.
(b) If, in this case, the numerical value of the focal length of the corrective lens is 5 m, find the power of the lens as per the new Cartesian sign convention
The near-point of a person suffering from hypermetropia is at 50 cm from his eye. What is the nature and power of the lens needed to correct this defect? (Assume that the near-point of the normal eye is 25 cm).
A person cannot see the distant objects clearly (though he can see the nearby objects clearly). He is suffering from the defect of vision called:
(a) cataract
(b) hypermetropia
(c) myopia
(d) presbyopia
Explain the terms ‘adaptation’ and ‘accommodation’ with reference to the eye.
Enumerate the common defects of vision, their causes and the possible methods of correcting them.
A student cannot see a chart hanging on a wall placed at a distance of 3 m from him. Name the defect of vision he is suffering from. How can it be corrected? Draw ray diagrams for the (i) defect of vision and also (ii) for its correction.
Name the common defects of the eye.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
An inability to focus on nearby objects due to loss of elasticity of the lens with age is called Iris.
Due to elongation of _______ and increase in curvature of the eye lens, a person cannot see distant objects clearly.
Nearsightedness: elongated eyeball : : farsightedness: _______
