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प्रश्न
Nearsightedness: elongated eyeball : : farsightedness: _______
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उत्तर
Nearsightedness: elongated eyeball : : farsightedness: flattening of eye ball
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Do you know that the corneal-impairment can be cured by replacing the defective cornea with the cornea of the donated eye? How and why should we organise groups to motivate the community members to donate their eyes after death?
A person with a myopic eye cannot see objects beyond 1.2 m distinctly. What should be the type of the corrective lens used to restore proper vision?
A student suffering from myopia is not able to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 5 m. List two possible reasons due to which this defect of vision may have arisen. With the help of ray diagrams, explain
(i) why the student is unable to see distinctly the objects placed beyond 5 m from his eyes.
(ii) the type of the corrective lens used to restore proper vision and how this defect is corrected by the use of this lens.
(b) If, in this case, the numerical value of the focal length of the corrective lens is 5 m, find the power of the lens as per the new Cartesian sign convention
The kind of lens required to correct Myopia
Name the defect of vision in a person:
whose near point is more than 25 on away.
Name the defect of vision in a person:
whose far point is less than infinity
Name the body part with which the terms myopia and hypermetropia are connected.
What is the far point of a person suffering from myopia (or short-sightedness)?
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?
What are the two most common defects of vision (or defects of eye)? How are they corrected?
Explain with the help of labelled ray diagram, the defect of vision called myopia and how it is corrected by a lens.
The defect of vision which cannot be corrected by using spectacles is:
(a) myopia
(b) presbyopia
(c) cataract
(d) hypermetropia
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?
Which part of the eye is grafted in a needy patient from a donated eye?
Differentiate between members of the following pair with reference to what is asked in the bracket.
Rods and cones (sensitivity).
Given below is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye. Study the same and answer the question that follow:

Name the defect shown in the diagram.
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.
When do we consider a student sitting in the class to be myopic? List two causes of this defect. Explain using a ray diagram how this defect of eye can be corrected.
Distinguish between the following pair of words:
Myopia and hypermetropia
Anuja cannot see the blackboard writing but she can see nearby things.
(a) What is the eye defect she is suffering from?
(b) State the possible reason for her defect.
(c) How is it corrected
A person is unable to see objects distinctly placed within 50 cm from his eyes.
(a) Name the defect of vision the person is suffering from and list its two possible causes.
(b) Draw a ray diagram to show the defect in the above case.
(c) Mention the type of lens used by him for the correction of the defect and calculate its power. Assume that the near point for the normal eye is 25 cm.
(d) Draw a labeled diagram for the correction of the defect in the above case.
In what two whys is a yellow spot different from the blind spot?
Differentiate between:
Short-sightedness and Long-sightedness.
Explain the Term: Astigmatism
Explain the Term: Cataract
Name the following:
The defect of the human eye caused due to the uneven surface of the cornea.
What type of lens is used to correct Astigmatism?
The diagram given below represents the cross-section of the human eye:

(i) Name the parts labeled 1—12.
(ii) What is the function of the part marked ‘10’?
(iii) What would happen if part ‘5’ is damaged or cut?
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.
What are the causes of ‘Myopia’?
A person cannot see distinctly objects kept beyond 2 m. This defect can be corrected by using a lens of power:
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.
Which of the following statement is correct?
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?
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.

