Directions
Read the following questions. Choose the right answer.
There is only ONE correct answer to each question.
A man with nearsightedness needs to wear glasses. If his far point is 3/2 m, what lens power, in diopters, is required?
- -2/3
- -3/2
- -2
- -3
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Correct answer: A. -2/3
Why
For a nearsighted (myopic) correction, power P = 1/f = −1/(far point in m) = −1/(3/2) = −2/3 diopters.
