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If in a human eye parallel rays after getting refracted from the lens intersect at a point before the retina then what kind of defect is the person suffering from?


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myopia

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B

hypermetropia

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C

presbyopia

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D

cataract

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Solution

The correct option is A

myopia


Parallel rays coming from an object at infinity are intersecting before retina which means the image of the object at infinity is formed before retina. This happens in myopia.


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