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प्रश्न
the biological/technical terms for the lens of eye losing flexibility resulting in a kind of long-sightedness in middle aged people.
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उत्तर
The lens of eye losing flexibility resulting in kind of long-sightedness in middle aged people – Presbyopia
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain two possible reasons of myopia. How can it be corrected? Explain with a suitable diagram.
Where is the near point of a person suffering from hypermetropia (or long-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?
Explain the terms ‘adaptation’ and ‘accommodation’ with reference to the eye.
Give Reason:
Deficiency of vitamin A causes night blindness.
Give Reason:
When you enter into a dark room from bright because of sunlight, you can not see things for a few seconds.
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.
The diagram given below represents the cross-section of the human eye:

(i) Name the parts labeled 1—12.
(ii) What is the function of the part marked ‘10’?
(iii) What would happen if part ‘5’ is damaged or cut?
Given below is a diagrammatic representation of a defect of the human eye:

(i) Identify the defect.
(ii) Mention two reasons for the above defect.
(iii) State how the defect can be rectified.
(iv) Name the part of the eye responsible for maintaining the shape of the eyeball.
Given alongside is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:
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- Name the defect shown in the diagram.
- Give two possible reasons for this defect.
- Name the parts labelled 1 to 4.
- Name the type of lens used to correct this eye defect.
- Draw a labelled diagram to show how the above mentioned defect is rectified using the lens named above.

