State the condition in which ray of light do not deviate from its path?

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Following are the conditions for which ray of light does not deviate from its path.
The light ray must pass through vacuum or a medium that has uniform value of refractive index.
There should be no obstacles to the path of the light ray.
There should be no change in medium.
There should be no gravitational fields.

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