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When the power of eye lens increases, t...

When the power of eye lens increases, the defect of vision is produced. The defect is known as

A

shortsightedness

B

longsightness

C

colourblindness

D

None of the above

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(a) In shortsightedness, the focal length of eye lens decreases and so the power of eyelens increases.
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