#1 Problem Type: Just the eye, given distance from eye lens to retina (e.g. 1.

5 [cm]) and focal

lengths of eye lens (1.39 [cm] to 1.46 [cm]).
a. Find the near point of the eye:
eye
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+ retina =
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p NP =18.95[ cm]
near point
smaller focal lengthof eye p NP 1.5 1.39
b. Find the far point of the eye:
eye
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+ retina =
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+
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p FP=54.75 [cm]
far point
larger focal length of eye p FP 1.5 1.46
Note that far point of unaided eye is INFINITY if the focal length of the lens can be larger than
the eye lens to retina distance. So if the focal lengths were 1.39 [cm] and 1.6 [cm] and lens to
retina distance was 1.5 [cm], the far point of the eye is infinity!
#2 Problem Type: Wearing glasses or corrective lenses, given near and far points of unaided eye
(say the 18.95 [cm] and 54.75 [cm] above).
a. Glasses let person see clearly at infinity and keeps near point as close as possible, find new
near point of eye. Zero separation between glasses and eye lens.
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+
=
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f glasses=54.75[cm]
eye far point focal length of glasses f glasses
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+
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+
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p new NP =28.98[cm]
new near p oint eye near point f glasses p new NP 18.95 54.75
b. Now slide glasses a certain distance (say 3 [cm]) away from the eye lens, what is the new new
near point of the eye?
eye near point +distance glasses
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+ eye =
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pnew new NP=22.56 [ cm ]
new new near point
f glasses pnew new NP 18.95+3 54.75
Then add the distance between the eye and the lens for the total distance...

New near point= p newnew NP +3=25.56[cm]

c. Find the focal length of a lens that lets a person work with something close up at some known
distance (say 10 [cm]). Zero separation between eye and lens.
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1
+
=
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f lens =+ 21.17[cm]
object distance eye near point f lens 10 18.95
d. Find the focal length and power in diopters given unaided eye far point (10 [cm]) and desired
object distance (30 [cm]).
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+
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f =15[cm]
object distanc e eye far point f lens 30 10

Powerdiopters=

1
1
=
=6.67 [diopters]
f lens [m] 0.15

e. Given power in diopters (say -2) of corrective lens and near/far points of unaided eye (say 20
[cm] and 80 [cm]), find the new near and far points. Zero separation between eye and glasses.
Powerdiopters=

1
=2 f lens =0.5 [ m ] =50 [cm]
f lens [m]

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pnew NP =33.3[cm]
new near point eye near point f lens p new NP 20 50
New far point is INFINITY since focal length is between near and far points of unaided eye.