Question
Physics Question on Ray optics and optical instruments
For a normal eye, the cornea of eye provides a converging power of 40D and the least converging power of the eye lens behind the cornea is 20D. Using this information, the distance between the retina and the cornea -eye lens can be estimated to be -
A
1.5 cm
B
5 cm
C
2.5 cm
D
1.67 cm
Answer
1.67 cm
Explanation
Solution
For a normal eye, rays coming from infinity should go the retina without effort when we look at infinity, lens offers minimum power and hence combination gives 40D + 20D = 60D.
Distance between the retina and the cornea eye has must be equal to focal length.
f=601m=1.67cm