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A man can read the number of a distant but clearly but he finds difficulty in reading a book.   From which defect of the eye is he suffering? - Science

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प्रश्न

A man can read the number of a distant but clearly but he finds difficulty in reading a book. 

 From which defect of the eye is he suffering?

उत्तर

The man is suffering from hypermetropia (long-sightedness).

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अध्याय 6: The Human Eyes And The Colorful World - Exercise 2 [पृष्ठ २७९]

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लखमीर सिंग Physics (Science) [English] Class 10
अध्याय 6 The Human Eyes And The Colorful World
Exercise 2 | Q 18.1 | पृष्ठ २७९

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What is the other name of old age hypermetropia?


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Write whether the following is true or false:
A convex lens is used for correcting myopia.


Rewrite the following table so as to match second and third column with first column.

 

Column I
Column II
Column III
(i) Myopia
Old age problem
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(ii) Presbyopia
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  1. Draw ray diagram to show the formation of image by his eye lens when he is far away from the wall.
  2. List two possible reasons of this defect of vision.
  3. Draw ray diagram to show the correction of this defect using appropriate lens.

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  1. Identify the defect of vision shown.
  2. List its two causes.
  3. Name the type of lens used for the correction of this defect.

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  1. Name the problem she is facing.
  2. What are the two conditions shown in sections A and B of the eye as applicable to her.
  3. What kind of reading glasses does she need?
A B

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