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प्रश्न
What are the causes of ‘Myopia’?
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उत्तर
Myopia, also known as short-sightedness, occurs due to the lengthening of the eyeball. With this defect, nearby objects can be seen clearly but distant objects cannot be seen clearly.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which defect of vision can be rectified:
by using a concave lens?
Your friend can read a book perfectly well but cannot read the writing on blackboard unless she sits on the front row in class.
What type of lenses-converging or diverging-would an optician prescribe for her?
Explain with the help of labelled ray-diagram, the defect of vision called hypermetropia, and hot it is corrected by a lens.
Though a woman can see the distant object clearly, she cannot see the nearby objects clearly. She is suffering from the defect of vision called:
(a) long-sight
(b) short-sight
(c) hind-sight
(d) mid-sight
A student cannot see a chart hanging on a wall placed at a distance of 3 m from him. Name the defect of vision he is suffering from. How can it be corrected? Draw ray diagrams for the (i) defect of vision and also (ii) for its correction.
Distinguish between the following pair of words:
Myopia and hypermetropia
Differentiate between:
Myopia and Hypermetropia.
Nearsightedness : concave lens : : farsightedness : _______
Myopia may arise due to ____________.
Observe the figure whether it is correct or not and explain the phenomenon.

