What type of lens is used to correct hyperopia (farsightedness)?
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What type of lens is used to correct hyperopia (farsightedness)?
Convex lens
Concave lens
Bifocal lens
Cylindrical lens
Hyperopia is corrected using a convex lens, which converges light rays before they enter the eye, allowing for clear vision of nearby objects.
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Q: What type of lens is used to correct hyperopia (farsightedness)?
Solution: Hyperopia is corrected using a convex lens, which converges light rays before they enter the eye, allowing for clear vision of nearby objects.
Steps: 6
Step 1: Understand what hyperopia (farsightedness) is. It means you have trouble seeing nearby objects clearly.
Step 2: Know that hyperopia happens because the light entering the eye focuses behind the retina.
Step 3: Learn that to fix this, we need a lens that helps focus the light correctly on the retina.
Step 4: Identify the type of lens used for this correction. A convex lens is used.
Step 5: Understand that a convex lens bends (converges) the light rays inward before they enter the eye.
Step 6: Realize that by using a convex lens, nearby objects will be seen clearly.
