WAEC Biology 2014 Objective — Question 16

Question 16 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Biology 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

The diagram above is an illustration of

A. normal sight
B. short sightedness
C. correction of long sightednessCorrect
D. correction of shortsightedness

Explanation

Long sightedness (hypermetropia) is an eye defect whereby the eye can only focus distant objects clearly; the image of a near object forms behind the retina. It is corrected with a convex/converging lens, as shown in the second part of the diagram.

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