Human Eye and Colourful World
Human Eye and Colourful World
Human Eye and Colourful World
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The ability of the eye to focus both near and distant objects, by adjusting its focal length, is called the ACCOMODATION OF THE EYE.
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The smallest distance, at which the eye can see objects clearly without strain, is called the near point of the eye or the least distance of distinct vision.
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The common refractive defects of vision include myopia, hypermetropia and presbyopia.
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Myopia (short-sightedness the image of distant objects is focused before the retina) is corrected by using a concave lens of suitable power.
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Hypermetropia(far sightedness the image of nearby objects is focused beyond the retina ) is corrected by using a convex lens of suitable power. The eye loses its power of accommodation at old age.
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The splitting of white light into its components colors is called dispersion.
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Scattering of light causes the blue colour of sky and the reddening of the sun at sunrise and sunset.
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