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Science · 2026 · 3 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q37
A person is suffering from a defect of vision due to the elongation of his/her eye ball.(a)Write the name of the defect of vision and write the other possible cause of this defect of vision.(b)This defect can be corrected by using a suitable lens. Draw the ray diagram for correction of this defect of vision.
A person is suffering from a defect of vision due to the elongation of his/her eye ball.
(a)
Write the name of the defect of vision and write the other possible cause of this defect of vision.
(b)
This defect can be corrected by using a suitable lens. Draw the ray diagram for correction of this defect of vision.
Marking-scheme solution
Myopia
Excessive curvature of eye lens / Elongation of eye ball
(ii) 
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