LTU Physlet: Optics Model for a Near-Sighted Eye (with corrective lenses)

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written by Scott Schneider

This simple applet shows a ray diagram of the light from an object traveling through first a diverging lens and then through the converging lens of a nearsighted eye. The user is encouraged to adjust the location of the diverging lens until the light rays converge at the back of the eye. A detailed explanation is provided (including a discussion of near and far points).

This is part of a large collection of Physlet-based (Physics Java Applet) illustrations and tutorials covering introductory physics.

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/nearsighted.shtml

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Optics - Geometrical Optics - The Eye	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Learners - Educators	- application/java - text/html	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 1998 Scott Schneider
Tutorials available for download.
Keywords:: eyeglasses, far point, interactive animation, lens, myopic, near point, nearsighted
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created September 26, 2006 by jason evans
Record Updated:: March 6, 2011 by Taha Mzoughi
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 15, 2006

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=4289">Schneider, Scott. LTU Physlet: Optics Model for a Near-Sighted Eye (with corrective lenses). March 15, 2006.</a>

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S. Schneider, (1998), WWW Document, (http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/nearsighted.shtml).

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S. Schneider, LTU Physlet: Optics Model for a Near-Sighted Eye (with corrective lenses) (1998), <http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/nearsighted.shtml>.

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Schneider, S. (2006, March 15). LTU Physlet: Optics Model for a Near-Sighted Eye (with corrective lenses). Retrieved April 26, 2024, from http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/nearsighted.shtml

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Schneider, Scott. LTU Physlet: Optics Model for a Near-Sighted Eye (with corrective lenses). March 15, 2006. http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/nearsighted.shtml (accessed 26 April 2024).

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Schneider, Scott. LTU Physlet: Optics Model for a Near-Sighted Eye (with corrective lenses). 1998. 15 Mar. 2006. 26 Apr. 2024 <http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/nearsighted.shtml>.

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