Enumerate the common defects of vision, their causes and the possible methods of correcting them.
Defect of vision | Cause | Corrective measure |
Myopia | Lengthening of eye ball from front to back or the lens is too curved. | Using suitable concave lens |
Hyperopia | Shortening of eye ball from front to back or the lens is too flat. | Using suitable convex lens |
Astigmatism | Uneven curvature of the cornea | Using suitable cylindrical lenses |
Presbyopia | Loss of flexibility of lens | Using suitable convex lens |
Cataract | Lens turning opaque | Surgery or use of convex lens or implantation of plastic lens. |
Colour blindness | Genetic defect | No control measure |
Squint | Formation of cross-eye | Surgery and suitable exercise |