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Optical instrument eyeglasses – problems and solutions

1. Power of a eyeglass lens is -2 Diopters. The distance between eye and eyeglass is 2 cm.
(a) The eyeglass has converging lens or diverging lens ?
(b) What is the focal length of the lens ?
(c) Nearsighted eye or farsighted eye ? If farsighted, what then will be the far point ?
Known :
Lens power (P) = -2 Diopters
Solution :
(a) Converging lens or diverging lens
The minus sign of the lens' power indicates the contact lens is diverging lens.

(b) The focal length

P = 1/f
-2 = 1/f
f = 1/-2 = -0,5 m = -50 cm
The focal length of diverging lens is 50 cm.

(c) Nearsighted eye or farsighted eye ?

-1/di = 1/f – 1/do
-1/di = -1/50 – 1/~ = -1/50 – 0
-1/di = -1/50
di = 50 cm
The image distance is 50 cm + 2 cm = 52 cm. 52 cm is far point of the farsighted eye. For a normal eye,
the far point is infinity.

2. Power of a eyeglass lens is 4 Diopters. The distance between eye and eyeglass is 2 cm.
(a) The eyeglass has converging lens or diverging lens ?
(b) What is the focal length of the lens ?
(c) Nearsighted eye or farsighted eye ? If nearsighted, what then will be the near point ?
Known :
lens power (P) = 4 Diopters
Solution :

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