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Contraction of the ciliary muscles ____ the focal length.

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increases

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decreases

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does not change

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is B decreases
Contraction of the ciliary muscles decreases the focal length and relaxation of these ciliary muscles increases the focal length.

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