Question

Radhika went to the eye specialist to get her eyesight checked. The doctor found some problem in
her eyes and asked her to wear spectacles whose lenses are thinner in the middle and thicker on the
sides.
(i) What problem did doctor find with Seema's eye? Explain.

(ii) What is the type of glasses that Seema is using now?

Answer 1

Nearsightedness

the condition where a person can see near objects clearly but distant objects are blurry — typically is easily corrected with prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses. Lenses used to correct nearsightedness are concave in shape. In other words, they are thinnest at the center and thicker at the edge.

Concave lenses.