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प्रश्न
Differentiate the eye defects: Myopia and Hypermetropia
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उत्तर
| Myopia | Hypermetropia |
| Myopia, also known as short-sightedness, occurs due to the lengthening of the eyeball. | Hypermetropia, also known as long-sightedness, occurs due to the shortening of the eyeball. |
| With this defect, nearby objects can be seen clearly but distant objects cannot be seen clearly. | With this defect, distant objects can be seen clearly but nearby objects cannot be seen clearly. |
| The focal length of the eye lens is reduced or the distance between the eye lens and retina increases. | The focal length of the eye lens is increased or the distance between the eye lens and retina decreases. |
| The far point will not be infinity for such eyes and the far point has come closer. | Hence, the near point will not be at 25 cm for such eyes and the near point has moved farther. |
| Due to this, the image of distant objects is formed before the retina. | Due to this, the image of nearby objects is formed behind the retina. |
| This defect can be corrected using a concave lens | This defect can be corrected using a convex lens. |
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Given below is a diagram showing a defect of human eye. Study it and answer the following questions.

(i) Name the defect shown in the figure.
(ii) Give reason for this defect of eye in human being.
(iii) Name the type of lens used to correct the eye defect.
Explain two possible reasons of myopia. How can it be corrected? Explain with a suitable diagram.
the biological/technical terms for the lens of eye losing flexibility resulting in a kind of long-sightedness in middle aged people.
Name the defect of vision which makes the eye-lens cloudy resulting in blurred vision.
Explain with the help of labelled ray-diagram, the defect of vision called hypermetropia, and hot it is corrected by a lens.
A person having short-sight cannot see objects clearly beyond a distance of 1.5 m. What would be the nature and power of the corrective lens to restore proper vision?
A young man has to hold a book at arm's length to be able to read it clearly. The defect of vision is:
(a) astigmatism
(b) myopia
(c) presbyopia
(d) hypermetropia
You do not enjoy watching a movie from a very short distance from the screen in a cinema hall. Why?
Draw a neat labeled diagram to show how hypermetropia can be rectified.
Myopia and hypermetropia can be corrected by:
