Question

The following figure shows the defective eye of a person.

(i) Name the defect of vision he is suffering from. How can it be corrected?
(ii) List two causes for this defect of vision.

Answer 1

(i) The person is suffering from Hypermetropia /far-sightedness / long sightedness. It can be corrected by using a convex lens
(ii) This defect of vision is caused because of:
– Increase in focal length of eye lens.
– Shortening of the eyeball.