Question

What type of lens is used to correct each of the following defects of eye?

Long- sightedness

Answer 1

Long- sightedness

1. It is a refractive defect of vision.
2. It is commonly known as hypermetropia.
3. In this condition, people can see distant objects clearly and cannot see near objects.
4. This is due to the formation of the image of the object behind the retina instead of on the retina.
5. Convex lens of suitable power can correct this type of vision defect.