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प्रश्न
Give Reason:
Why do we see clearly in the central region of the retina?
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उत्तर
The central region of the retina has fovea centralis, with the yellow spot area surrounding it. There are only cone cells responsible for clear vision and details of the objects.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
List three common refractive defects of vision. Suggest the way of correcting these defects.
What is the scientific name of
short-sightedness
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Is she short-sighted or long-sighted?
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(i) Identify the defect.
(ii) Name the parts labelled 1, 2 and 3.
(iii) Give labelled two possible reasons for this eye defect.
(iv) Draw a labelled diagram to show how the above mentioned defect is rectified.

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Hypermetropia is a defect of the eye caused due to the eyeball elongation
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