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Q: Why is convex lens used for correcting farsightedness?
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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.


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