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Question
Rewrite the following table so as to match second and third column with first column.
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Column I
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Column II
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Column III
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(i) Myopia
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Old age problem
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Bifocal lens
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(ii) Presbyopia
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Nearsightedness
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Concave lens.
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Solution
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Column I
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Column II
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Column III
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(i) Myopia
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Nearsightedness
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Concave lens.
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(ii) Presbyopia
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Old age problem
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Bifocal lens
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