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How the eyes can maintain its focus when the object is farther or closer to the eye?
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∙ 11y ago
For near objects, the ciliary muscles will contracts causing the zonular fibers to relax which causes the lens to become rounder which shortens the focal length allowing the objects to be seen up close.
For distance objects: the ciliary muscles will relax causing the zonular fibers to tighten which causes the lens to be flatten which lengthen the focal length allowing the objects to be seen at a distance.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe human eye has the ability to absorb light that is emitted and reflected from the environment. Visible light rays from some source, such as the Sun or a lamp, are emitted and transmitted. Light is absorbed from any and every object that it touches. That object absorbs the light that the corresponding pigment is able to absorb, such as chlorophyll absorbing red light. That light is absorbed into the eye and is processed to the brain via the optical nerve to create an image.
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∙ 14y agoAs objects move closer towards your eye, the lens thickens because the ciliary muscles which controls the lens relaxes. As objects move further away from the eye, the lens becomes stretched as the ciliary muscles contract.
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∙ 13y agoThe actual process is called accommodation. This refers to the human crystalline lens (inside the eye, just behind your pupil) going through changes to either flex and focus at near, or relax and allow the eye to see far away. In the ideal visual system, the lens and surrounding muscle fibers are fully relaxed. When you look at a near object, the fibers flex and change the shape of the lens. At a young age, one's lens is quite flexible, and so objects can still be focused on up close, but as we age, that same lens can't flex as much, so it takes more effort (and eventually reading glasses) to help the eye see up close.
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∙ 11y agobecause of the oculo motor that responsible for eye movement
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∙ 12y agoThere are muscles that are attached to the lens that will cause it to change shape, and thus focus the light onto the fovea.
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∙ 11y agoThey focus by both changing the shape of the lens and changing the shape of the eyeball (distance from the lens to the retina).
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∙ 10y agoeah
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Why may it be necessary to continually focus a microscope?
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What type of lens is the lens of your eye?
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What are the differences between various camera lenses?
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What happens to the position of the eyeballs as the object was moved closer to the subjects eyes?
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What happens to the position of the eyeball as the object was moved closer to the subjects eyes?
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How can you locate the focus of a coverging lens?
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