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What is Myopia?

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What is myopia?

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उत्तर

Myopia or near-sightedness is the defect of vision in which a human eye can see nearby objects distinctly but is unable to see distant objects clearly. In this case, the image of a distant object is formed in front of the retina instead of on the retina.

 

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2012-2013 (March)

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A student is unable to see clearly the words written on the blackboard placed at a distance of approximately 4 m from him. Name the defect of vision the boy is suffering from. Explain the method of correcting this defect.

Draw ray diagram for the:-

(i) defect of vision and also

(ii) for its correction.


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 

long-sightedness?


Name the defect of vision in which the eye-lens loses its power of accommodation due to old age.


Name the defect of vision which makes the eye-lens cloudy resulting in blurred vision.


Name any two defects of vision which can be corrected by using spectacles.


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?


Name the defect of vision which can be corrected by a converging lens. Show clearly by a ray diagram how the lens corrects the defect.


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).


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?


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?


Differentiate between members of the following pair with reference to what is asked in bracket.

Myopia and hyperopia (cause of the defect)


Name an old age eye defect. What happens in it?


Explain the terms ‘adaptation’ and ‘accommodation’ with reference to the eye.


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.


Observer the following diagram and answer the questions.
a) Which eye defect is shown in this diagram?
b) What are the possible reasons for this eye defect?
c) How this defect is corrected, write it in brief?


A student has difficulty reading the blackboard while sitting in the last row. What could be the defect the child is suffering from? How can it be corrected?


Write whether the following is true or false:
A convex lens is used for correcting myopia.


Given below is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye? Study the same and answer the question that follow:

Name the parts labeled 1 to 4.


Give Reason:

When you enter into a dark room from bright because of sunlight, you can not see things for a few seconds.


Differentiate between:

Short-sightedness and Long-sightedness.


Draw a neat labeled diagram to show how hypermetropia can be rectified.


Name the following:
The defect of the human eye caused due to the uneven surface of the cornea.


What type of lens is used to correct Hypermetropia?


With respect to human eye explain:
(i) How is the image formed on the retina?
(ii) How is the amount of light entering the eye-controlled?
(iii) What type of lens is used for the correction of ‘Long sight’ defect?
(iv) With the help of a ray, diagram show the defect of the eye and then its correction after the use of a lens.


 Choose the Odd One Out: 


 Choose the Odd One Out: 


Due to elongation of _______ and increase in curvature of the eye lens, a person cannot see distant objects clearly.


Nearsightedness : concave lens : : farsightedness : _______


Assertion: Myopia is the defect of vision in which a person cannot see distant objects clearly.

Reason: This due to eye-ball being too short.


Observe the figure whether it is correct or not and explain the phenomenon.


Observe the figure and answer the following questions: 

  1. Name the defect of vision represented in the above figure.
  2. State the reasons for this defect.
  3. How is it corrected?
  4. Draw the diagram to show the correction of this defect.

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.

  1. Draw ray diagram to show the formation of image by his eye lens when he is far away from the wall.
  2. List two possible reasons of this defect of vision.
  3. Draw ray diagram to show the correction of this defect using appropriate lens.

Name the following:

Two kinds of accomodations.


Given alongside is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye. Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

  1. Name the defect shown in the diagram.
  2. Give two possible reasons for this defect.
  3. Name the parts labelled 1 to 4.
  4. Name the type of lens used to correct this eye defect.
  5. Draw a labelled diagram to show how the above mentioned defect is rectified using the lens named above.

Have a look at the posture of this girl who is reading a book and answer the questions which follow:

  1. Name the problem she is facing.
  2. What are the two conditions shown in sections A and B of the eye as applicable to her.
  3. What kind of reading glasses does she need?
A B

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