If the eyeball of a person is shorter, then the person is suffering from:

Myopia

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Hypermetropia

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Presbyopia

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Cataract

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Solution

The correct option is B Hypermetropia
Since the eye ball is shorter, the retina is closer. Hence the image is formed behind the retina. This defect is also known as hypermetropia.

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