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प्रश्न
A person is unable to read a book placed closer than 1 meter from his eyes. Identify the defect of vision in his eyes. Draw the ray diagrams to show the defect of vision and its correction.
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उत्तर
The defect of vision where a person is unable to see nearby objects clearly is called hypermetropia or long-sightedness. This condition occurs when the eye is unable to focus light directly on the retina, causing nearby objects to appear blurry. This can be corrected using a convex lens.
Hypermetropic eye:

Correction for hypermetropic eye:

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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 person can read a book clearly only if he holds it at an arm's length from him. Name the defect of vision:
if the person is an old man
Name an old age eye defect. What happens in it?
Explain the terms ‘adaptation’ and ‘accommodation’ with reference to the eye.
Have a look at the posture of this girl who is reading a book and answer the questions which follow:

Name the problem she is facing.
State one role of ciliary muscles in the human eye.
Given alongside is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:
(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.

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.
