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प्रश्न
A person needs a lens of power –4.5 D for correction of her vision.
- What kind of defect in vision is she suffering from?
- What is the focal length of the corrective lens?
- What is the nature of the corrective lens?
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उत्तर
- The negative power of the lens suggests that she must be suffering from myopia.
- Power, P = ─4.5 D, focal length, f = ?
Now, P = 1/ f
⟹ f = 1/ P = 1/ −4.5 = −0.222 m = − 22.2 cm - Myopia is corrected using a concave or divergent lens.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Which defect of vision can be rectified:
by using a concave lens?
What is the other name for
myopia
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Name one defect of vision (or eye) which cannot be corrected by any type of spectacle lenses.
Where is the near point of a person suffering from hypermetropia (or long-sightedness)?
A person suffering from the eye-defect myopia (short-sightedness) can see clearly only up to a distance of 2 metres. What is the nature and power of lens required to rectify this defect?
What is long-sightedness? State the two causes of long-sightedness (or hypermetropia). With the help of ray diagrams, show:
(i) the eye-defect long-sightedness.
(ii) correction of long-sightedness by using a lens.
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?
By closing the eyes and gently pressing them by your palms, you may see some specks of brilliant light. How do you get this sensation while there is no light entering your eyes?
Explain the terms ‘adaptation’ and ‘accommodation’ with reference to the eye.
Give Reason:
Older people require glasses to read and write.
Explain the Term: Cataract
What type of lens is used to correct Hypermetropia?
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.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False
Hypermetropia is a defect of the eye caused due to the eyeball elongation
What are the causes of ‘Myopia’?
State reasons for Myopia. With the help of ray diagrams, show the:
- image formation by a myopic eye, and
- correction of myopia using an appropriate lens.
