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Science · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q31
Define the term power of accommodation of human eye. What happens to the image distance in the eye when we increase the distance of an object from the eye ? Name and explain the role of the part of human eye responsible for it in this case.
Marking-scheme solution
-Ability of the eye lens to adjust its focal length.
Image distance remains unchanged
-Ciliary muscles -
While focusing on distant objects ciliary muscles relax, eye lens becomes thin and its focal length increases.
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