Question
Farsightedness and Nearsightedness.

Answer

 Farsightedness Nearsightedness
(i) Curvature of cornea and eyelens decreases(i) Curvature of cornea and eyelens increases
(ii) Eyeball elongates slightly(ii) Eyeball flattens slightly
(iii) Image of the nearby object falls behind the retina.(iii) Image of the nearby object falls on the retina.
(iv) Image of the distant object falls on the retina.(iv) Image of the distant object falls in front of the retina.
(v) This defect is corrected by using a spectacle of convex lens of suitable focal length.(v) This defect is corrected by using a spectacle of concave lens of suitable focal length.

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