Name the defect of vision which can be corrected by a diverging lens. Show clearly by a ray diagram how the lens corrects the defect.

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Myopia can be corrected by a diverging lens.
Correction of myopia is given in the following diagram:

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Name the defect of vision which can be corrected by a diverging lens. Show clearly by a ray diagram how the lens corrects the defect.

Myopia can be corrected by a diverging lens. Correction of myopia is given in the following diagram:

Myopia can be corrected by a diverging lens.
Correction of myopia is given in the following diagram: