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Why is normal eye not able to see clearly the objects placed closer than 25 cm ?

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This is because the ciliary muscles of eyes are unable to contract beyond a certain limit. If the object is placed at a distance less than 25 cm from the eye, then the object appears blurred because light rays coming from the object meet beyond the retina.
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