How Does the Pupil Work?
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What is the reason for the defect mentioned in the text?

  • Decreasing flexibility of the cornea
  • Decreasing flexibility of the pupil
  • Gradual weakening of the retinal muscles
  • Gradual weakening of ciliary muscles (correct)
  • What type of lenses are recommended for correcting the defect discussed?

  • Convex lenses
  • Bifocal lenses (correct)
  • Prismatic lenses
  • Concave lenses
  • What does the upper portion of a bifocal lens usually consist of?

  • Prismatic lens
  • Convex lens
  • Colored lens
  • Concave lens (correct)
  • What is the angle between the lateral faces of a prism called?

    <p>Angle of Prism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What phenomenon occurs when white light passes through a glass prism?

    <p>Dispersion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first to obtain a spectrum of sunlight using a glass prism?

    <p>Isaac Newton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the sky appear dark instead of blue to an astronaut?

    <p>Because the astronaut is outside the Earth's atmosphere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of the image formed by our eye?

    <p>Real and inverted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phenomenon responsible for the blue color of the sky?

    <p>Scattering of light</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How can you remove the defect of vision 'Presbyopia'?

    <p>Wearing reading glasses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the phenomenon responsible for the formation of a rainbow?

    <p>Dispersion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do you understand by 'Power of Accommodation'?

    <p>Ability of the eye to adjust focus from far to near objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of the ciliary muscles in the eye?

    <p>Adapting the focal length of the eye lens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the eye lens accommodate to allow clear vision of nearby objects?

    <p>By becoming thicker and decreasing the focal length</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the eye lens when the ciliary muscles relax?

    <p>The eye lens becomes thin and the focal length decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of the iris contracting on the pupil size?

    <p>The pupil contracts to reduce light entering the eye</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the power of accommodation in the eye help in vision?

    <p>By enabling clear vision of distant and nearby objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the near point of the eye being 25cm?

    <p>It represents the minimum distance for clear vision without strain</p> Signup and view all the answers

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