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Which Defect of Vision Can Be Rectified: by Using a Concave Lens? - Science

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 Which defect of vision can be rectified: 

by using a concave lens?

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Solution

 Myopia can be rectified by using concave lenses.

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Chapter 6: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 2 [Page 279]

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Lakhmir Singh Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 6 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 2 | Q 3.1 | Page 279

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