Question

Differentiate between the following on the basis of what is given in the brackets:

Myopia and hypermetropia (condition of eyeball)

Answer 1

Myopia:

1. It is also called short sightedness where a person can clearly see objects at short distance and not able to see objects at far away distances.

Hypermetropia:

1. It is a defect of vision of the eye which is also called far sightedness where a person is able to see distant objects clearly and not near by objects.

Myopia	Hypermetropia
1.The eyeball is lengthened along the horizontal axis.	1.The eyeball is shortened along the horizontal axis.
2. The cornea is curved and the lens becomes convex.	2. The cornea becomes less curved and the lens becomes flat.
3. The image is formed before the retina	3. The image is formed behind the retina.