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GCSE Biology · key term
A focusing defect in which distant objects appear blurred because their light is focused in front of the retina.
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Specification 2.16B · Paper 1
Revise: Eye DefectsA person with short-sightedness sees nearby objects more clearly than distant ones. Light from a distant object comes to a focus in front of the retina. By the time it reaches the retina, it has begun to spread out again, so the image is blurred.
Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)
An eye defect in which distant objects appear blurred because light focuses in front of the retina.
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