5. HUMAN EYE
The Human eye is like a camera.
Its lens system forms an image on a light –
sensitive screen called the retina.
Light enter the eye through a thin membrane
called the cornea.
Its forms the transparent bulge on the front
surface of the eyeball.
6. DEFECTS OF VISION AND THEIR CORRECTION
A. MYOPIA
Myopia is also known
as near –sightedness.
A person with myopia
can see nearby objects
clearly but can’t see
distance object
distinctly
For correcting myopia
eye concave lens is
used.
7. B. HYPERMETROPIA
Hypermetropia is
alsoknown as far-
sightedness.
A person with
hypermetropia can
see distance objects
clearly but can’t see
nearby object
distinctly.
For correcting
hypermetropia eye
convex lens is used.
8. C. PRESBYOPIA
The power of
accommmodation of
the eye usually
decreases with
ageing.
For most people, the
near point gradually
recedes away ,they
find it difficult to see
nearby objects
comfortably and
distinctly without
9. DISPERSION WHITE LIGHT BY A GLASS PRISM
The prism
has probably
split the
incident
white light in
to a band of
colours.