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Question
Enumerate the common defects of vision, their causes and the possible methods of correcting them.
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Solution
| Defect of vision | Cause | Corrective measure |
| Myopia | Lengthening of eye ball from front to back or the lens is too curved. | Using suitable concave lens |
| Hyperopia | Shortening of eye ball from front to back or the lens is too flat. | Using suitable convex lens |
| Astigmatism | Uneven curvature of the cornea | Using suitable cylindrical lenses |
| Presbyopia | Loss of flexibility of lens | Using suitable convex lens |
| Cataract | Lens turning opaque | Surgery or use of convex lens or implantation of plastic lens. |
| Colour blindness | Genetic defect | No control measure |
| Squint | Formation of cross-eye | Surgery and suitable exercise |
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