Question
Difference between
Near - sightedness and far - sightedness

Answer

Near-sightednessFar-sightedness
1. The eye lens does not become thin as required but remains thick.1. The eye lens does not become thick as required but remains thin.
2. The light rays from objects at far distances are focused short of the retina. As a result, the distant objects cannot be seen clearly.2. The light rays from objects nearby the eyes are focused behind the retina. As a result the nearby objects cannot be seen clearly.
3. The light rays from objects nearby eyes are focused on the retina. As a result, the nearby objects are seen clearly3. The light rays from distant objects are focused on the retina. As a result the distant objects are seen clearly.
4. This defect can be corrected by using concave lens of appropriate focal length.4. This defect can be corrected by using convex lens of appropriate focal length.
  

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