If a person cannot see an object clearly when it is placed at about 25 cm away from him, he is suffering from:
A
Mypoia
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B
Hypermetropia
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C
Astigmatism
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D
Presbyopia
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E
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is B Hypermetropia Hypermetropia is a defect in which a person is unable to see close objects clearly. The
near point, for the person, is farther away from the near point of normal people (25 cm).
This defect arises
either because
(i) the focal length of the eye lens is too
long, or