How does the focal length of eye lens of normal eye change while seeing a distant object and a near object and which part of the eye is responsible for this change

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The focal length of the eye lens decreases to see distant objects and increases to see nearby objects. The change in the focal length of the lens is controlled by the action of cilliary muscles present inside the eye.

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