The hyperopic eye can be corrected using --- lens.

concave

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convex

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plano convex

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Solution

The correct option is B convex
Hyperopia or Far-sightedness is the condition where person can see the far objects clearly but cannot focus on near objects. This occurs since the image of nearby objects is formed behind retina. This corrected by using a convex lens which increases the power of the eye, and image is obtained on the retina.

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