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प्रश्न
Differentiate between members of the following pair with reference to what is asked in bracket.
Myopia and hyperopia (cause of the defect)
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उत्तर
Myopia results when the eye ball is lengthened from front to back or the lens is too curved.
Hyperopia results from either too shortening of the eyeball from front to back or when the lens is too flat.
संबंधित प्रश्न
A student is unable to see clearly the words written on the black board placed at a distance of approximately 3 m from him. Name the defect of vision the boy is suffering from. State the possible causes of this defect and explain the method of correcting it.
Name the defect of vision which makes the eye-lens cloudy resulting in blurred vision.
Name one defect of vision (or eye) which cannot be corrected by any type of spectacle lenses.
A student sitting in the last row of the class-room is not able to read clearly the writing on the blackboard.
- Name the type of defect he is suffering from.
- How can this defect by corrected?
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- if the person is an old man
- if the person is a young man
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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?
What type of lens is used to correct Hypermetropia?
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.

