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प्रश्न
Explain the Term: Hypermetropia
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उत्तर
With age, the elasticity of the lens decreases, and the individual becomes long-sighted and is called Hypermetropia In this condition, the diameter of the eyeball from front to back is too short. The clear image falls beyond the retina and the eye sees a blurred image. Hypermetropia may be corrected by the use of a biconvex lens.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is myopia?
the biological/technical terms for the lens of eye losing flexibility resulting in a kind of long-sightedness in middle aged people.
Name the body part with which the terms myopia and hypermetropia are connected.
Differentiate between myopia and hypermetropia. What type of spectacles should be worn by a person having the defects of myopia as well as hypermetropia? How does it help?
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 person cannot see the distant objects clearly (though he can see the nearby objects clearly). He is suffering from the defect of vision called:
(a) cataract
(b) hypermetropia
(c) myopia
(d) presbyopia
To read a book held at a distance of 25 cm, will she need converging or diverging spectacle lenses?
You do not enjoy watching a movie from a very short distance from the screen in a cinema hall. Why?
In what two whys is a yellow spot different from the blind spot?
Study the following diagram carefully and then answer the questions that follow. The diagram is depicting a defect of the human eye :
(i) Identify the defect shown in the diagram.
(ii) Give two possible reasons for the above defect.
