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Selwyn is 16 yr old and wears a spectacle having a power of +2 D. Answer the following questions:
State two reasons why this defect is caused?

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Curvature of the cornea and the eye lens decreases so that, the converging power of the lens becomes less .
Due to the flattening of the eye ball the distance between the lens and retina decreases.
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