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प्रश्न
Name an old age eye defect. What happens in it?
उत्तर
Presbyopia is an age-old eye defect. In this condition, the lens loses flexibility resulting in far-sightedness.
Cataract is also very common in old people, the cornea becomes opaque and the vision is cut down even to blindness.
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What is myopia?
Write the importance of ciliary muscles in the human eye. Name the defect of vision that arises due to gradual weakening of the ciliary muscles. What types of lenses are required by the person suffering from this defect to see the objects clearly?
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(a) Which defect of vision is Akshay suffering from? Which type of lens is used to correct this defect?
(b) State the values displayed by the teacher and Salman.
(c) In your opinion, in what way can Akshay express his gratitude towards the teacher and Salman?
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Draw ray diagram for the:-
(i) defect of vision and also
(ii) for its correction.
List three common refractive defects of vision. Suggest the way of correcting these defects.
Name the defect of vision in a person:
whose near point is more than 25 on away.
Which defect of vision can be rectified:
by using a convex lens?
What is the scientific name of
long-sightedness?
Name the defect of vision which makes the eye-lens cloudy resulting in blurred vision.
A student sitting in the last row of the class-room is not able to read clearly the writing on the blackboard.
Name the type of defect he is suffering from.
Name the defect of vision which can be corrected by a converging lens. Show clearly by a ray diagram how the lens corrects the defect.
Explain with the help of labelled ray diagram, the defect of vision called myopia and how it is corrected by a lens.
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(a) myopia
(b) presbyopia
(c) cataract
(d) hypermetropia
A short-sighted person has a near point of 15 cm and a far point of 40 cm.
(a) Can he see clearly an object at a distance of:
(i) 5 cm?
(ii) 25 cm?
(iii) 50 cm?
(b) To see clearly an object at infinity, what kind of spectacle lenses does he need?
A person can read a book clearly only if he holds it at an arm's length from him. Name the defect of vision:
if the person is an old man
Given below is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye? Study the same and answer the question that follow:
Give two possible reasons for this defect of the eye in human beings.
Explain the Term: Cataract
Nearsightedness: elongated eyeball : : farsightedness: _______
Nearsightedness : concave lens : : farsightedness : _______
Match the following:
| Column - I | Column - II |
| 1. Retina | a. Path way of light |
| 2. Pupil | b. Far point comes closer |
| 3. Ciliary muscles | c. near point moves away |
| 4. Myopia | d. Screen of the eye |
| 5. Hypermetropia | e. Power of accommodation |
