Physics PYQ 172 of 288 · Optics

What is the defect of vision in which a person cannot see distant objects clearly, but can see nearby objects clearly?

  1. AMyopia
  2. BHyperopia
  3. CPresbyopia
  4. DNone of the above

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Correct answer: (a) Myopia

Explanation

Seeing near objects clearly but not distant ones is myopia (nearsightedness), corrected with a concave lens.

Hyperopia is the opposite (distant objects clear, near ones blurred), and presbyopia is the loss of near vision with age.

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