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Physics of the eye (A-level only)

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Question 1
a.

A human eye has a near point of 1.25 m1.25\text{ m}1.25 m.

State the name of this defect of vision.

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b.

Calculate the power of the correcting lens required for this eye to focus on objects clearly at the normal near point of 0.25 m0.25\text{ m}0.25 m.

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c.

An eye with astigmatism requires the following prescription:

+2.25−0.50×80 +2.25 \quad -0.50 \quad \times 80 +2.25−0.50×80

Which of the following options correctly identifies the meaning of each value in order from left to right?

  • A: axis, cylinder, spherical
  • B: cylinder, axis, spherical
  • C: spherical, cylinder, axis
  • D: cylinder, spherical, axis
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