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What everyday uses can you find for a convex and concave mirror?
Not sure about mirrors but convex and concave lenses are used to treat conditions such as long/short sightedness.
What lenses would you use for short sightedness and long sightedness?
far short sight you can use concave lenses far long sight you can use convex
What lens used to correct nearsightedness?
Convex lenses are thicker in the middle then the edges and concave are thicker at the edges then the middle. When light travels through lenses, refraction occurs. The light bends either outward or inward, it depends on the lens.The lens of your eye is a double convex lens. Its job is to focus the image on the retina of the eye. If one is farsighted, the lens in the eye causes the focus to be behind the retina. These people see far but have some difficultly seeing close-up.To correct this farsightedness, the person would wear glasses or contacts with convex lenses, for It is often used for close examination of small objects.
Which type of lens magnifies convex or concave?
Convex are thicker in the middle and thin out at the edges. These lenses magnify and are used for reading glasses and to correct long-sightedness (hyperopia). Concave lenses are thin in the middle and thick towards the edges. These lenses shrink things and are used to correct short-sightedness (myopia). A good example of this is to take a spoon and look at your reflection in it. Looking at the concave side of the spoon (the front) will make you look smaller, looking at the convex side of the spoon (the back) will make you look bigger. A concave mirror can magnify. Convex mirrors always shrinks things. They are used sometimes in offside rear vision mirrors for vehicles. A concave mirror will also shrink things if you look at the mirror from far enough away and the object you look at is also far away (but you wouldn't want to use it for a rear vision mirror because it then also turns stuff upside down). Concave lenses disperse light rays outward, rendering it impossible for them to focus incoming light onto a plane surface. Their "focus" is virtual, behind the lens on the side of the light source. If the concave surface is used as a reflector, it will form a real image. This is the basis for reflector telescopes. Further info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(optics)
What type of lens are used to correct vision problems?
It depends on what the vision 'problem' is. Convex lenses are used to correct short-sighted errors, while concave lenses correct long-sighted problems.
What everyday uses can you find for a convex and concave mirror?
Not sure about mirrors but convex and concave lenses are used to treat conditions such as long/short sightedness.
What lenses would you use for short sightedness and long sightedness?
far short sight you can use concave lenses far long sight you can use convex
What type of lens is used in spectacles to correct long sightedness?
Convex lenses, which magnify, correct hyperopia. Below, is a previous wiki answer to this question in detail.Convex are thicker in the middle and thin out at the edges. These lenses magnify and are used for reading glasses and to correct long-sightedness (hyperopia).Concave lenses are thin in the middle and thick towards the edges. These lenses shrink things and are used to correct short-sightedness (myopia).A good example of this is to take a spoon and look at your reflection in it. Looking at the concave side of the spoon (the front) will make you look smaller, looking at the convex side of the spoon (the back) will make you look biggeRead more: Which_type_of_lens_magnifies_-_convex_or_concave
What do the lens do in the eye to help us see?
the lenses make objects look smaller than what they are so that people know what they look like.
What lens used to correct nearsightedness?
Convex lenses are thicker in the middle then the edges and concave are thicker at the edges then the middle. When light travels through lenses, refraction occurs. The light bends either outward or inward, it depends on the lens.The lens of your eye is a double convex lens. Its job is to focus the image on the retina of the eye. If one is farsighted, the lens in the eye causes the focus to be behind the retina. These people see far but have some difficultly seeing close-up.To correct this farsightedness, the person would wear glasses or contacts with convex lenses, for It is often used for close examination of small objects.
Is 2 diopters a positive power?
If it is written as +2 Diopters it is positive, ie a converging lens. If it is written as -2 Diopters it is negative, ie a diverging lens. Diverging lenses are prescribed for myopia, or short-sightedness. Converging lenses are prescribed for hypermetropia or long-sightedness.
How do people use lenses to see things a long way away?
Lenses are either concave or convex. Concave lenses curve inward from both sides, and convex lenses curve outward one side and inward on the other. Concave and convex lenses change the image to be able to see from close or far distances.These are used for glasses, magnifying glasses, and telescopes.
What kind of lenses would a farsighted person need to correct their vision?
Hyperopic, plus powered, or convex lenses.
Which type of lens magnifies convex or concave?
Convex are thicker in the middle and thin out at the edges. These lenses magnify and are used for reading glasses and to correct long-sightedness (hyperopia). Concave lenses are thin in the middle and thick towards the edges. These lenses shrink things and are used to correct short-sightedness (myopia). A good example of this is to take a spoon and look at your reflection in it. Looking at the concave side of the spoon (the front) will make you look smaller, looking at the convex side of the spoon (the back) will make you look bigger. A concave mirror can magnify. Convex mirrors always shrinks things. They are used sometimes in offside rear vision mirrors for vehicles. A concave mirror will also shrink things if you look at the mirror from far enough away and the object you look at is also far away (but you wouldn't want to use it for a rear vision mirror because it then also turns stuff upside down). Concave lenses disperse light rays outward, rendering it impossible for them to focus incoming light onto a plane surface. Their "focus" is virtual, behind the lens on the side of the light source. If the concave surface is used as a reflector, it will form a real image. This is the basis for reflector telescopes. Further info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(optics)
What type of lens are used to correct vision problems?
It depends on what the vision 'problem' is. Convex lenses are used to correct short-sighted errors, while concave lenses correct long-sighted problems.
How does the eye respond to light rays to manifest long sightedness?
how does the eye respond to light rays to manifest far sightedness
What causes short sight and how it can be fixed?
Myopia, or near-sightedness, is caused because the eyeball is too long in relation to the focusing power of the lens onto the retina. This causes the image to be focused at a point in front of the retina rather than on top of it. There are two ways to correct this: corrective lenses (eyeglasses or contact lenses) or surgery.
