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Question
What is the scientific name of
short-sightedness
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Solution
Myopia is the scientific name of short-sightedness.
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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
What is the other name for
myopia
Where is the near point of a person suffering from hypermetropia (or long-sightedness)?
What are the two most common defects of vision (or defects of eye)? How are they corrected?
The near-point of a person suffering from hypermetropia is at 50 cm from his eye. What is the nature and power of the lens needed to correct this defect? (Assume that the near-point of the normal eye is 25 cm).
An eye has a far point of 2 m. What type of lens in spectacles would be needed to increase the far point to infinity? Also calculate the power of lens required. Is this eye long-sighted or short-sighted?
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
To read a book held at a distance of 25 cm, will she need converging or diverging spectacle lenses?
Name the following:
The photosensitive pigment present in the rods of the retina.
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.
State the main functions of the following:
Tears
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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Give Reason:
When you enter into a dark room from bright because of sunlight, you can not see things for a few seconds.
Differentiate between:
Myopia and Hypermetropia.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
An inability to focus on nearby objects due to loss of elasticity of the lens with age is called Iris.
With respect to human eye explain:
(i) How is the image formed on the retina?
(ii) How is the amount of light entering the eye-controlled?
(iii) What type of lens is used for the correction of ‘Long sight’ defect?
(iv) With the help of a ray, diagram show the defect of the eye and then its correction after the use of a lens.
Write scientific reason.
Nearsightedness, this defect can be corrected by using spectacles with concave lens.
Myopia and hypermetropia can be corrected by:
Draw ray diagram showing myopic eye.
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.

